Consumers across Europe who have been plagued by junk e-mails and phone messages are being told that new laws are on the way to control them.

A new study finds at least 34 percent of e-mail messages at work contain irrelevant information. [ABCNEWS.com]

EBay is either a scheming marketing company or an innocent victim of mass paranoia launched by a well-intentioned e-mail it sent to its users. [Wired]

Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi remains barred from targeting Intel employees with bulk e-mail.

Attention, spamees: Don't take your hand off the delete key. Indications are that plenty more spam is on its way.

Before the rubble had even stopped smoking from Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., spammers were trying to capitalize on the tragedy.

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Californians Michael Persaud, 24, of San Diego and Frank Kriticos, 25, of Santee will answer felony criminal charges of spamming and so earn the distinction of being the first people so charged in that state, according to a story in the local Union Tr...

Lobbyists for the European Internet industry believe their campaign for a ban on spam is gaining momentum. [The Register]

The stock market was plummeting Monday. Everything was crazy. And as if that weren't enough, Salomon Smith Barney in Alexandria, Va., was inundated with strange phone calls. [USA Today]