Friday, August 6, 2004
FCC Rules Spam On Mobile Devices Illegal
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 03:00 PM
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1634319218797387/
"The FCC have ruled that marketers must have explicit permission from anyone with a wireless device before they send them spam, a ruling eerily similar in scope to the CAN-SPAM act for email which has been largely ignored by spammers."
Well there you go. It is a law so spammers worldwide will quickly modify their email lists to ensure you have given them permission to hawk their wares on your SMS/MMS enabled device. :roll: Doesn't the government have something better to do? They'd have more success with a law allowing forest fires to burn for only 3 days.
"The FCC have ruled that marketers must have explicit permission from anyone with a wireless device before they send them spam, a ruling eerily similar in scope to the CAN-SPAM act for email which has been largely ignored by spammers."
Well there you go. It is a law so spammers worldwide will quickly modify their email lists to ensure you have given them permission to hawk their wares on your SMS/MMS enabled device. :roll: Doesn't the government have something better to do? They'd have more success with a law allowing forest fires to burn for only 3 days.
