CNET: Study: Children deluged with spam
According to research released Monday, conducted by Applied Research and commissioned by Internet security company Symantec, more than 80 percent of Net users between the ages of seven and 18 years old get "inappropriate" unsolicited commercial e-mail on a daily basis.
More than half the 1,000 young people surveyed said the spam made them feel "uncomfortable" and "offended."
What I don't get is that if someone stood at a school gate and handed out porn to 8 year olds they'd either be locked up, or shot by a parent. However, somehow it is possible for spammers to fill kids inboxes with porn without appropriate action being taken.
