Re: [Asrg] Anti-spam laws do work, FYI. There's proof.

[Jim Witte <jswitte at bloomington.in.us>]

> What about when my friend who works at Dell tells me he can get me a 
> good deal
> on a computer this month?  Is that any of your business?
> [..] The point is, I've consented to receive it, so it's none of your 
> business
> whether it's "advertising and promotional email."

  But the 'consented to receive it' does NOT apply (from my own 
experience with spam) to the vast majority I get.  Viagra and 
various-body-part-enhacement ads, various (most likely) illegal 
narcotic sites, porn spam, etc..

  I have no idea how I got on some of these things.  No doubt some were 
that I signed up to receive mail from ONE site/company, and they sold 
the address to a list that a porn company uses.  That is a loophole 
that I think should be made illegal, or at least have a mandatory 
opt-out/in provision attached ("Can my email be sold").

Jim


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