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Swollen Orders Show Spam’s Allure

Swollen Orders Show Spam’s Allure: “A security flaw at a website operated by the purveyors of penis-enlargement pills has provided the world with a depressing answer to the question: Who in their right mind would buy something from a spammer? An order log left exposed at one of Amazing Internet Products’ websites revealed that, over a four-week period, some 6,000 people responded to e-mail ads and placed orders for the company’s Pinacle herbal supplement. Most customers ordered two bottles of the pills at a price of $50 per bottle.” From Wired. This raises (!) an interesting question: if you steal someone’s email address, you spam them, and they buy something from you, is it still theft?

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