The Cost of Spam: C02 Emissions
7/7/2010
According to data from a recent study by Commtouch (Internet Threats Trend Report) published in April 2010 and referring to the first quarter of the year, every day we send about 221 billion email messages, of which 183 billion are classified as spam (85% of the total traffic globally).
How much does all this junk mail cost the environment in terms of CO2 emissions?.
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