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FTC Request Public Comment on CAN-SPAM Regs

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FTC press release:

  • “The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took effect January 1, 2004, requires that the Commission issue regulations “defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary purpose of an electronic mail message.” In this Federal Register Notice, the FTC introduces proposed criteria to facilitate the determination of when an e-mail message has a commercial primary purpose, and seeks comments in response to this proposal.”
  • Related reference: Survey: 86 percent of spam from US. Data from CipherTrust.

    • Data Collection from Auto Black Boxes Raises Privacy Issues

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    EPIC Urges Privacy Protections for Auto Black Boxes : “In comments, EPIC urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create privacy protections for “Event Data Recorders,” black boxes in vehicles that record crash data. EPIC noted that the boxes can become platforms for broader surveillance and that information collected by them should be subject… Continue Reading