New Book on E-Mail Policies
E-Mail Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policies, Security, and Legal Issues for E-Mail and Digital Communication, by Nancy Flynn, Randolph Kahn, May 2003.
Category «E-Mail»
FTC Relaunches GetNetWise
Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle addressed the importance of safe computing practices at a press conference to re-launch GetNetWise, a public service Web site offering resources to make informed decisions about using the Internet. The media briefing is sponsored by the Internet Education Foundation. GetNetWise: Keeping Children Safe Online; Stopping Unwanted E-mail and Spam; Protecting …
Demand Grows for Do Not Spam List
From Internet.com: “Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) said Wednesday he will seek to amend the current spam bill pending before the Senate to include requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create a Do Not Spam list comparable to the FTC’s popular Do Not Call registry.” The downside of the Do Not Call registry – from …
Will Public Pressure Result in Do Not Spam Registry?
The FTC’s Do Not Call Registry has garnered considerable press and more than 25 million registrants. A recent survey from Insight Express indicates that consumers are eager for a similar program to address spam: “83 percent of consumers said that the government should roll out a similar ‘do not spam’ list that they can use …
Communicating With White House Via E-Mail Now a Daunting Task
White House E-Mail System Becomes Less User-Friendly: “Those who want to send a message to the president must now navigate as many as nine Web pages and fill out a form that asks if they support White House policy.” A New York Times follow-up article: “The White House Web site began more prominently featuring the …
FTC Rules Out Do-Not Spam Registry
On the heels of the huge response (24.5 million registrants in 14 days) to the FTC’s Do Not Call Registry to block telemarketing solicitations, comes word that this program cannot be replicated to fight spam. Prepared Statement of the FTC on “Unsolicited Commercial Email,” by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before …
CA Rep. Voices Opposition to E-Mail Spam Decision
The June 30 decision by the California Supreme Court in Intel Corp. v. Hamidi has spurred California Rep. Chris Cox to announce that this “most peculiar ruling … needs legislative correction.” His comments were made during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on Legislative Efforts to Combat Spam, held July 9.
Rocky Road for Anti-Spam Legislation
July 8, 2003 – Legislative hearing on H.R. 2214, the “Reduction in Distribution of Spam Act of 2003.” Witness List, Honorable Jerry Kilgore (Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia), Honorable Will Moschella (Ass’t AG, Office of Legislative Affairs), Joe Rubin (US Chamber of Commerce), Chris Murray(Consumers Union). Antispam Legislation Hits Rocky Road– No one is pleased: …
Profits Prevail as Web Privacy Declines
From a July 1, 2003 Washington Post article: “…marketers and an array of service providers expanding their collection and use of consumers e-mail addresses and other personal information, despite broad assurances to protect individual privacy and honor consumers choices about how much marketing they want to receive.”
CA Court Rules Former Employee’s Spam Protected Speech
From Boston.internet.com: “In a blow for chipmaker Intel, the California Supreme Court Monday found that senders of spam e-mails cannot be sued under state law forbidding property trespass. The 4 to 3 ruling reversed a lower court injunction preventing former Intel engineer Ken Hamidi from sending e-mails critical of Intel to thousands of its employees.” …
Risks of Using Employer E-Mail for Personal Use
Perk, and peril, in employees’ attachment to e-mail: “For much of the working population, e-mail is not only available but indispensable, a tool not just for work but for maintaining personal bonds….many workers are accustomed to using a work computer and e-mail address to stay in touch with friends and family in the course of …
Anti-Spam Crusade Unites Generally Divided Groups
Congress Finds Rare Unity in Spam, to a Point. Promises abound that this will be the year when Congress enacts anti-spam legislation, as bi-partisan support, consumer demand and corporate frustration have reached a crescendo. See my related postings on current legislation here and here, and this June 20 article, Senate Once Again Backs Stringent Penalties …
