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A young man works at his Apple computer during a weekend Hackathon event in San Francisco, California, U.S., July 16, 2016.    REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie

107 trillion spam emails were sent in 2010 Image: REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie

Rob Smith
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