Meh. Smart people in the US donâ(TM)t profit much from inventing things any more, either. Capitalism turns out to reward exploitation more than innovation.

There was a Planet Money episode on exactly this recently. Turns out it's not a legal thing, but simply a conventions thing.

The summary is worth reading:

Notably, they didnâ(TM)t force the turnover of a password. They used facial recognition to unlock the laptop. Passwords have better protection under the law than biometrics.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...

The OP wrote, "I'd think with all the Oompa Loompas at the Chocolate Factory that they could do a better job rejecting the obvious spam emails. If they did it would make checking for the occasional false positives in my spam folder a teeny bit easier." In other words, he's saying that he wants Google to reject the mail before it gets to his spam folder. He's not complaining about the efficacy of their spam filters, but is instead suggesting that Google should find a way to reject it before it even hits his spam folder.

This is the kind of contest that no participant who's qualified should ever compete in. It's the same kind of crap as the 'design our new logo' contests or 'shoot your own commercial (for us)' contests.

So, do we get to pronounce it "Go Bang"?