Privacy and Trust (Series)
Privacy and Trust Privacy and Trust – Part 1 Privacy and Trust – Part 2 Privacy and Trust – Part 3 Privacy and Trust – Part 4 Privacy and Trust – Part 5 Privacy and Trust – Part 6 Privacy and Trust – Part 7 Privacy and Trust – Part 8 Privacy and Trust – […]
Spam Update
There has been a lot in the press over the last few days about spam so I wanted to reiterate and summarize my view on the subject. I continue to believe that the only way to beat the spam problem is through the use of technology, as I have written before. I see no possibility […]
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 […]
