e-government
It is not surprising that most governments of the world have web sites — in fact, many call themselves "e-governments". In early November, the United Nations issued a report entitled “E-Government at the Crossroads” which showed that 173 of the U.N.’s 191 members had Web sites. That is the good news. The bad news is […]
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. […]
