FTC on Spam: More Work to Be Done

WASHINGTON—The second day of meetings at the Federal Trade Commission's E-mail Authentication Summit began on a hopeful note Thursday, with FTC Commissioner Jon Leibowitz saying that, through a combination of new technologies and cooperation, spam can be defeated.

"This is a goal we all share, and one that is attainable through cooperation and creativity," Leibowitz said.

But by the end of the day the consensus was that the goal would not in fact be reached. Still, Leibowitz made it clear that the commission plans to take whatever steps it can in the effort to get spam and related problems, including phishing and the distribution of worms and viruses, under control.

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