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. […]
Spam Fighting Technologies
SPAMfighter is a small tool that you can easily install on your computer. Whenever new mail arrives, it will automatically be tested by the SPAMfighter server and if it’s spam, it will be moved to your spam folder. Cloudmark is a company that stops spam before it costs you money. Cloudmark’s groundbreaking, peer-to-peer (P2P) solution […]
FTC Spam Forum
Next Friday, May 2, I’ll be in Washington participating in a Federal Trade Commission public forum to explore the issues regarding the proliferation of and potential solutions to unsolicited commercial email (“UCE” or “spam”). The forum will also look at how the unique qualities of spam contribute to and hinder both fraud and its prosecution. […]
Tangled Up in Spam
The New York Times published a comprehensive story about Spam by James Gleick. It is a really good read. February 9, 2003 – Magazine section. See patrickWeb public policy archive for related stories.
Global Internet Project – Spam Roundtable
The Global Internet Project, an international group of senior executives committed to fostering continued growth of the Internet, held a Roundtable on Internet spam at the Sheraton Waikiki today. I’ll have a more complete story on this in next day or so but in the meantime, here is the press release.
