Congress Blocking Junk E-Mail, but Moving Slowly on Consumer.... / Greg Wright.
by Wright, Greg; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 72Business. Publisher: Gannett News Service (Syndicate), 2002ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): United States. Congress | Bills -- Legislative | Consumer protection | Internet -- Law and legislation | Internet advertising | Junk e-mailDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Members of Congress this year used computer software and other technical tricks to dramatically reduce junk e-mail flooding their offices, according to a report released Wednesday [Aug. 7, 2002]. But ironically, Congress is so busy working on spending and homeland security bills it may not have time this fall to act on two bills to protect everyday computer users from an onslaught of junk e-mail, or 'spam,' advertising pornography and get-rich-quick schemes." (GANNETT NEWS SERVICE) This article relays how the anti-spam bills are moving slowly through Congress and, if passed, may not prove to be effective.
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Originally Published: Congress Blocking Junk E-Mail, but Moving Slowly on Consumer..., Aug. 7, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Members of Congress this year used computer software and other technical tricks to dramatically reduce junk e-mail flooding their offices, according to a report released Wednesday [Aug. 7, 2002]. But ironically, Congress is so busy working on spending and homeland security bills it may not have time this fall to act on two bills to protect everyday computer users from an onslaught of junk e-mail, or 'spam,' advertising pornography and get-rich-quick schemes." (GANNETT NEWS SERVICE) This article relays how the anti-spam bills are moving slowly through Congress and, if passed, may not prove to be effective.
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