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Overwhelming majority of ZDNet voters say FTC should act against Expedia.com

I just checked the online poll that were running to see whether or not ZDNets readers think the Federal Trade Comission FTC should take action against Expedia for cleverly dodging the Federal Can Spam Act. When I last checked, 87 percent of the more than 850 people who voted so...

Tags: Personal Technology, General, Security, Legal, Government

Blog posts 2007-04-04

Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.

Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.I agree 100%Are companies really that desperate that they need to irritate people like this. It is clear to me that the intent of CAN-SPAM is exactly what you described. They should have clearly defined what...

Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Expedia Inc., coupon, loophole, advertisement, e-mail, CAN-SPAM requirement, CAN-SPAM Act, SPAM Act

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.

Has what started as a blog earlier today about what I thought was a baiting and switching e-mail from Expedia now blossomed into the travel sites potential violation of the Can Spam Act? Wrote one reader via email:Surprisingly, you didnt mention that this is spam even though you opted...

Tags: Expedia Inc., e-mail, SPAM Act

Blog posts 2007-03-26

Australia's Spam Act to become law in April

Australia's Spam Act to become law in AprilFree speechDoesn't this go against free speech?Australians don't have any right to free speechAustralia has no "Bill of Rights" nor any guarantee to the right of "free speech".The Federal and State governments have the right to introduce legislation to restrict speech and have...

Tags: SPAM Act, Free Speech

Discussion threads 2003-12-19

Additional Resources

5 quick Microsoft Entourage keyboard shortcuts

Mac users: If you're used to managing your schedule and contacts with Outlook, switching to Microsoft Entourage isn't familiar. Your mail and calendar software should be quick and simple to use. Here are some quick tips that should save you some time and frustration: ...

Tags: Message, Microsoft Corp., Keyboard Shortcut, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Web Browsers, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Internet, Hardware, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Facebook beats the 'spam king'

Facebook won a $711 million judgegment against "spam king" Sanford Wallace for violating the Can-Spam Act, which bans "false and misleading" marketing emails. Facebook was awarded $711m in a judgement on Thursday against self-described 'spam king' Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy Fogel of the US District Court...

Tags: Facebook, Marketing Research, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, spam, Sanford Wallace, Steven Musil CNET News

News items 2009-10-30

What's next after SpamWaves, WavePorn?

No sooner than a week after using Google Wave did I get my first unsolicited Spam Wave. First, there was e-mail spam. Then there was spam forum posts and spam talkbacks. And then spam Twitters. Click on the "Read the...

Tags: Google Inc., Obviously Wave Etiquette, Public Relations, E-mail, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Fake PayChoice e-mails deliver malware

partial passwords included?wow... sounds like someone's security needs a serious looking intoi've forwarded many spoof emails to spoof@paypal.com ...why doesn't every site have a similar address to report to? people will *always* fall for such scams so it's up to the rest of us to at least get...

Tags: Financial services, Cyberthreats, bank, e-mail, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over

Once Upon a TimeWhen we had music stores and vinyl discs and LPs were premium items, stores had listening booths for people to check the recording out. Since that was a performance in commercial context, publishers and songwriters could have asked for performance rights back then. They didn't because it...

Tags: Performance management, Advertising & Promotion, media cartel, U.S. Congress, start-over, performance, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Rogue Facebook apps steal log-in data, send spam

Facebook appsI'm already deeply suspicious of facebook apps. Many of them seem to be little more than chain letters ("send this to all of your friends") and many of the "send a drink/snack/smile/ETC" seem to encourage content-free communication. Also, I'm bombarded by "send a drink, ETC" requests from...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Report: Americans dumber than a box of rocks about spam

When it comes to spam, we Americans are quick to point our fingers at Russia, China and eastern Europe as the regions responsible for the bulk of it. But a new report issued today found that Americans are largely to blame - not because we create it, but because we're...

Tags: Spam Message, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Can a startup challenge Google on the re-invention of e-mail?

Can a startup challenge Google on the re-invention of e-mail?Of course!"Can a small startup - made up the two co-founders and one employee working in a studio apartment in Silicon Valley..." Isn't this how Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo!, eBay, Google, etc., all started in their respective David-and-Goliath enviroments?RE: Can a...

Tags: Google Inc., e-mail, re-invention

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

News to know: Salesforce.com; Microsoft; Apple tablet; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Pop quiz - Which would you choose (Mac vs. PC)? ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Lesser of two security evils: Twitter Web or third-party clients?

Twitter Web might not be safe anymore and users may want to consider only tweeting and surfing through third-party applications for the time being. Yes, I know, there are all kinds of issues with using a third-party anything. And while I use and love TweetDeck and many are raving about...

Tags: Web, Worm, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-04-12

Bill would put a stop to wireless spam

So my phone bring-brings that I have a message. I pick up the phone and I see a message that someone is trying to send me an MP3 and do I want to accept it? Hell, no. Other times, I just plain get unsolicited messages and these I pay for...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Wireless, Cyberthreats, Spam, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-03

5 characteristics of sleazy corporate vipers

5 characteristics of sleazy corporate vipersSounds like more than just IT.Try working in other fields. Those attributes are alive and well in all trades. And they cause failure there too.RE: 5 characteristics of sleazy corporate vipersI am more on the technical side of things. I am usually the person...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Va. antispam case

A Virginia antispam law is now officially unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a Virginia Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state law that makes illegal all high-volume anonymous email communications. I wrote about the case back in September,...

Tags: Speech, Anti-spam, First Amendment, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia, E-mail, Spam, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-30

"No more free bugs"? There never were any free bugs

Vulnerability researchers have always extracted value out of their work, even before there was a monetary value placed on exploits. Security researchers at last week's CanSecWest conference dramatically announced their new philosophy that software vulnerabilities should no longer be given away. The movement cites the existence...

Tags: Researcher, Vulnerability, Exploit, Security, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2009-03-24

BBC responds to botnet illegality claims

BBC responds to botnet illegality claimsgoing for the easy target... again...The willingness of people to attack the BBC for this still disturbs me greatly. I have to wonder how many of these has complained about speeding tickets because they were only doing 33mph and 'he was doing at least...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, British Broadcasting Corp., illegality claim

Discussion threads 2009-03-17