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Title	Dmitri Alperovitch talks about reputation-based spam protection
Type	Interview
Source	ITworld 05/05/2008
Summary	Reputation-based security is very similar to what the financial services industry has created with credit agencies. Every person who has ever paid a bill or used a credit card has a credit score-a credit reputation, if you will. When you want to buy a new car, the finance company looks at your reputation, and then decides whether or not to let you past the gates and give you some money. We now have the same thing for people who send emails. continue

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