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Re: Google creates SPAM haven
From: Stan Bubrouski <stan.bubrouski () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:32:43 -0500
Does anyone know any way to not allow people's to add you to google groups or just extricate yourself from it all-together? I mean honestly its more than just a little intrusive, people constantly sign you up for groups you don't want to be in, your messages get posted to Google groups without your permission, along with your code etc... terms of service don't trump copyright laws either... -sb On 2/11/06, Stan Bubrouski <stan.bubrouski () gmail com> wrote:
I was added to this group without permission as well. -sb On 2/11/06, Adam Laurie <adam.laurie () thebunker net> wrote:I find it hard to believe that with all the resources at Google's disposal, they are unable to find technicians or project managers, designers, or whatever, that have any idea how the interweb works... Amazingly, despite years of SPAM being a huge problem, they have now created a system that allows spammers to set up mailing lists, add you to them unauthenticated, and then spam you by simply mailing the list and letting Google take care of the rest... http://groups.google.co.in/intl/en/googlegroups/about.html A couple of days ago I got the following unsolicited message:harpreet1977 () gmail com has added you to the hackers a to z group with this message: Fed up with worms, viruses and hackers messing with your computer? Want to know how they do it? How to defend? How to fight back? "You take the blue pill and the story ends.... Take the red pill and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes,"Within half an hour I started to receive posts to the group (typical script-kiddie crap). At no point did I need to send a confirmation mail or hit a URL to say I wanted to be subscribed... Google's solution to this? I can block it in "My subscriptions". WTF??? So, as well as receiving unsolicited mail from Google (i.e., errr... SPAM), I'm now expected to go and subscribe to a service I have no interest in for the sole purpose of NOT receiving it???? Give me a frikkin break! cheers, Adam -- Adam Laurie Tel: +44 (0) 20 7605 7000 The Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd. Fax: +44 (0) 20 7605 7099 Shepherds Building http://www.thebunker.net Rockley Road London W14 0DA mailto:adam () thebunker net UNITED KINGDOM PGP key on keyservers _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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Current thread:
- Google creates SPAM haven Adam Laurie (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Stan Bubrouski (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Stan Bubrouski (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Stan Bubrouski (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven J.A. Terranson (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Niek (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Adam Laurie (Feb 12)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Volker Tanger (Feb 12)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Stan Bubrouski (Feb 11)
- Re: Google creates SPAM haven Stan Bubrouski (Feb 11)