The Morning Newslinks

DOB: Great, now they're going to pass an anti-spam law.

QOC: That's stupid. If they wait a year or two the private sector will take care of it.

DOB: How?

QOC: I was reading about it. A bunch of the big email providers are working on stuff like requiring verification of email addresses so spammers can't get around blocks by spoofing addresses.

DOB: Well, if the private sector was about to solve it, no wonder the government had to act fast.