{"id":1056,"date":"2006-10-14T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2006-10-14T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2006-10-17T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2006-10-17T15:06:51","slug":"the-spam-that-loves-us-the-drm-that-divides-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"The Spam That Loves Us. The DRM That Divides Us."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been finding ever-increasing amounts of spam in my email inboxes and have to wonder at which point the cost of using this technique will outweigh the benefit. But in the meantime, another kind of spam which I&#8217;ve been expecting to become seriously disruptive for some time, appears to be gaining an increasingly firm virtual foothold. While spam inside the <a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/\">Second Life<\/a> virtual world isn&#8217;t new, the levels of it haven&#8217;t been so bad that it&#8217;s gotten the kind of attention it now appears to be getting (or maybe it just seems like it&#8217;s getting more attention since the information is posted on a blog instead of on a forum). Anyway, from the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.secondlife.com\/2006\/10\/13\/mass-spam-issue-inworld-being-investigated\/\">Linden Lab official blog (Link)<\/a>:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[ 8:20 PM PDT] We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve checked repeatedly and aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seeing any more reports of spam. Consider this resolved \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and again, thank you for your tips and comments of support while this was happening. We Lindens really appreciate it. :D<\/p>\n<p>[7:55 PM PDT] Grid status looks stable.<\/p>\n<p>[7:30 PM PDT] We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve spotted more spammers, including some on private estates. Hunting them down right now\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>[7:24 PM PDT] Many thanx to the many Residents who IMed us \u00e2\u20ac\u201d including me personally \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and reported what was happening on Live Help. The info helped us identify what was going on. I apologize I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reply in the midst, but do know I did read all your messages. :)<\/p>\n<p>[7:17 PM PDT] Identified mass spam objects up to this point have been DESTROYED. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re continuing to keep an eye on the grid\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>[7:14 PM PDT] Kill spam dead! Spamming objects are being nuked across the grid as we find them. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing a full sweep.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re currently dealing with a mass spam object broadcasting ads across the grid. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hunting it down!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But as bad as the spam is, I suppose the recurring permissions exploit issues <em>currently<\/em> causing a grid closure are worse for many residents (<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.secondlife.com\/2006\/10\/14\/grid-temporarily-closed-to-investigate-permissions-exploit\/\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.secondlife.com\/2006\/10\/14\/grid-closed-while-exploit-is-addressed\/\">Link 2<\/a>). I&#8217;m thinking they should just call Cory Doctorow and get an explanation for how breaking SL&#8217;s DRM system benefits them. I certainly can&#8217;t explain it.<\/p>\n<p>{Blogspam loves this one, so shutting down comments a bit early.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been finding ever-increasing amounts of spam in my email inboxes and have to wonder at which point the cost of using this technique will outweigh the benefit. 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