Spam – The Role Of Governments
In prior postings I have asserted that when it comes to the spam problem, technology will work better than legislation. I have not said that governments have no role. The FTC Spam Forum was a very good thing. It has raised a lot of attention and focus on the issue. Orson Swindle, one of the […]
FTC Spam Forum – Press Coverage
Federal regulators have only one ultimately effective tool – regulation (or the threat of regulation). Regulation through legislation is their hammer and when your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail! Another way to say it is that when you are a regulator, many problems cry out for a regulatory solution. […]
FTC Spam Forum Press Coverage
There will surely be a number of stories in the media following the FTC Spam Forum. The first story I saw was by David Ho of the Associated Press. Here are two excerpts. “New laws that are unenforceable for myriad reasons or that are overtaken by the advances of technology have the potential to do […]
Always On – Almost: part 3
I made it to Philadelphia for my connecting flight and am sitting in the gate area. There are no airline clubs or lounges in the communter airline section of the airport, but the Sprint PCS CDMA card in my ThinkPad works very well. In fact I have not been to a place yet where it […]
Spam Legislation – Whether You Want It Or Not
The Federal Trade Commission spam Forum in Washington this morning was quite ineteresting. The room was packed. Two FTC commissioners spoke — one suggesting caution on any legislative initiatives and the other saying “it can’t hurt”. I think it can hurt and likely will if passed. I spoke on a panel along with seven attorneys. […]
