Are you spam savvy? Can you tell which sites will respect your personal information? Can you tell which ones might sell or rent your e-mail address to spammy third parties? Take our Spam Quiz and find out. Can you spot the spammy Web sites?
Test results and site images reflect quiz publication date of August 2006. Some site designs or site ratings may have changed since then.
YOU GOT OF 8 QUESTIONS CORRECT
Rating: Safety Guru
Spammy e-mails don't even stand a chance of penetrating your inbox. Your practically clairvoyant knowledge of the Web allows you to distinguish between safe sites and those that might share your personal information with third parties. We're impressed! But remember that even one misstep can put your inbox at risk. With McAfee SiteAdvisor, easy to understand, useful information about each site you visit (how many e-mails received, what types) is now freely available.
Rating: Tightrope Walker
Not bad. You avoided some sites that would have shared your e-mail address with third parties. But you chose others that would have resulted in your inbox being filled with approximately 800 spammy e-mails per week. Wouldn't it be great to keep your inbox free of unwanted spammy e-mails? With McAfee SiteAdvisor, easy to
understand, useful information about each site you visit (how many e-mails received, what types) is now freely available.
Rating: You're at risk!
Watch out! Your inbox might explode! Your decisions would have resulted in your inbox being filled with approximately 2000 spammy e-mails per week. But who can blame you? It's often very hard to tell which sites will respect your personal information. Wouldn't it be great to keep your inbox free of unwanted spammy e-mails? With McAfee SiteAdvisor, easy to understand, useful information about each site you visit (how many e-mails received, what types) is now freely available.
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these games sites, we received 440 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 1 e-mail per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
Question 2 of 8: Want to send e-cards to your friends?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these e-card sites, we received 1075 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 3 e-mails per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these sweepstakes sites, we received 489 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 1 e-mail per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these credit card sites, we received 68 spammy e-mails per week. We received no e-mail from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these scholarship sites, we received 51 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 3 e-mails per month from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
Question 6 of 8: Want to give online dating a try?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these dating sites, we received 19 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 1 e-mail per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these joke sites, we received 389 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 7 e-mails per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?
When we submitted our e-mail address to one of these petition sites, we received 166 spammy e-mails per week. We received only 2 e-mails per week from the other site. Which site kept our e-mail address private?