Spam: Fact of life?

That’s how Americans are beginning to view it, apparently. A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that US Net users are becoming more resigned to having spam in their in-boxes, and parents will be glad to know that porn spam is on the decrease. The Associated Press reports that “37% of US email users say they are getting more junk in their personal email account, about half say they have not noticed a change,” and more than a quarter (28%) say spam isn’t a problem at all, up from 16% four years ago. Spam containing pornography “appears to be dropping in relation to pitches for drugs and financial opportunities, as well as scams for sensitive data like passwords.” Here’s the Pew study.