• FBI Goes After One of Worst Spammers in the World
    The FBI is investigating a California man who is been called one of the "Top 10 Worst Spammers" in the world by Spamhaus. San Diego-based Michael Alexander Persaud is accused of sending at least one million unsolicited email messages from his home in less than 15 minutes. He has been under investigation since 2013.
  • Clinton Not Likely to Face Criminal Charges Over Email
    Hillary Clinton is not likely to face criminal charges from the FBI probe into how she handled classified information through a private email server, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The investigation has drawn criticism during her campaign for the Democratic presidential ticket. She has denied any wrongdoing but will still be interviewed by investigators later this summer.
  • Jawbone Upsets Customers With Father's Day Email
    Wearable tech firm Jawbone upset customers with its Father's Day email. The subject line: "Re: Your Dad" was aimed at promoting its products for the holidays. Yet some recipients were upset by the attention-grabbing headline. People whose father's are sick or have died complained on social media about its insensitivities.
  • Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Email Privacy Bill
    The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the email privacy bill on Thursday. The update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act was derailed by two amendments including one that would expand the FBI's access to email records without a warrant in cases involving intelligence cases or terrorism.
  • Sanders Campaign Email: The Struggle Continues
    Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has not backed down even after Hillary Clinton has become the party's presumptive presidential nominee. In an email sent to supporters on Wednesday, Sanders said that he would continue to fight for every vote and delegate. "When we began this campaign a little over a year ago we were considered to be a fringe campaign. But over the last year, I think that has changed just a little bit," read the email.
  • BlackBerry Brings More Security to Files Sent Via Email
    BlackBerry has released a new tool for email security. WatchDox by BlackBerry Email Protector allows companies to secure files sent through email by embedding file-level DRM protection. WatchDox File Sync and Share integration will be available for Salesforce.com and Microsoft Office Online.
  • French Startup Improves Productivity by Dropping Email
    French tech startup Atos Origin pulled the plug on internal email several years ago in a move to improve productivity. The company has since decreased overall email by 60 percent. Each employee sends an average of 40 emails a week, down from 100. The company's operating margin has increased from 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent, and administrative costs declined from 13 percent to 10 percent.
  • PayPal Spoofed in New Spam Email
    A new round of spam emails claiming to come from PayPal is in circulation. The email claims that victims need to update account information in order to solve an issue with their account or risk having limited service. Users are asked to click through to a a malicious site and share personal banking details.
  • Bluecore Brings Personalization Tool to Display
    Bluecore, a company that provides triggered emails based on browse behavior, has introduced Bluecore Ads. The move brings the company into the advertising business. The company allows marketers to send personalized emails after a consumer has visited their website. Now marketers can also choose to send a display ad to that consumer on desktop or mobile.
  • FBI Gives Judge Second Glimpse at Clinton Email Suit
    The FBI is allowing a federal judge another opportunity to see information about the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. This will give an additional glimpse into how the FBI conducted its search requested by Vice News journalist under the Freedom of Information Act. The judge will be able to see how classified information landed in Clinton's inbox.
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