Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

Summary: Spam is an awareness problem, not a product or technology problem, Symantec CEO John Thompson said during a panel discussion hosted by Esther Dyson on the "Accountable Net.

By ZDNet for Between the Lines | December 1, 2004 -- 16:08 GMT (08:08 PST)

Spam is an awareness problem, not a product or technology problem, Symantec CEO John Thompson said during a panel discussion hosted by Esther Dyson on the "Accountable Net." Esther defines the Accountable Net as strengthening the current Internet initiatives toward

Topic: Tech Industry

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