One of the most popular social networks Facebook has won a law suit against Canadian spammer who was sending "sexually explicit" messages to the network users on behalf of the members whose accounts he had hacked. Now Adam Guerbuez, a resident of Montreal is ordered to pay $873m to Facebook owners. According to Jeremy Fogel, the US District Judge the fine has so high because Guerbuez has violated the US federal CAN-SPAM Act. Adam Guerbuez, who runs Atlantis Blue Capital and Ballervision.com was also restricted to use the prominent social networking site. During his activity Guerbuez has sent more than 4 million junk messages.
"Everyone who participates constructively in Facebook should feel confident that we are fighting hard to protect you against spam and other online nuisances," Max Kelly, Facebook's director of security, wrote Monday on the company's blog.
Efforts to reach Guerbuez for comment on Monday were unsuccessful.
The case against Guerbuez and his business, Atlantis Blue Capital, illustrates how Internet rogues can manipulate Facebook's communications system to unleash massive marketing blitzes.
According to Facebook, Guerbuez fooled its users into providing him with their usernames and passwords. One method was the use of fake Web sites that posed as legitimate destinations.
After Guerbuez gained access to user's personal profiles, he used computer programs to send out more than 4 million messages promoting a variety of products, including marijuana and penis enlargement products, during March and April of this year, Facebook said.
"Despite the resources dedicated to spam eradication, current available technology does not permit Facebook to completely prevent the transmission of spam on its site," the company's lawyers wrote in the case against Guerbuez.
Source : AP
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