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Article: Cell phones join e-mail inboxes as spam's new home.
- Article from:
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2004
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Byline: Wendy Tanaka
No longer just the scourge of computer inboxes, spam has begun trickling into cell phones.
Sometimes it's a text message that pops up on your cell-phone screen, advertising lewd or dubious services, or new offers from your cell-phone provider. Other times it's a harmless message transmitted via the short-range technology known as Bluetooth, inviting passers-by into a nearby coffee shop.
So far, it seems to be mostly a minor annoyance. "I just delete them," said Colin Powers, 20, a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, who has received a few unsolicited text messages hawking "special offers" at Web sites.
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