Google Calendar Spam
▁ apr 07 2008
The first time it happend, I was surprised. I told myself it must have been a fluke and that Google would fix it. Then it happened again: a few minutes ago I got an SMS on my phone…
Reminder: FROM YOUR SISTER /GET BACK TO ME FAST!!
Indeed, there was an appointment in my calendar. Not surprisingly, my sister’s name isn’t Mrs. Joyce. If spammers really have a way into Google Calendar, this is pretty bad… Do we need spam filtering on our calendar appointments now?
For some reason I can’t find a setting for limiting SMS reminders to only work where I explicitly add it, I don’t really want spammers to spam my calendar and my phone.
I’ve gotten used to spam in mail, but this is unsettling.