Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Daily Archives: December 16, 2004
FTC Issues Final Rule Defining Email Spam
Press release: FTC Issues Final Rule Defining What Constitutes a “Commercial Electronic Mail Message” “The Federal Trade Commission today issued final regulations (81 pages, PDF) to facilitate the determination of whether an e-mail message has a commercial primary purpose and is subject to the provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took effect… Continue Reading
Advocacy Group Seeks FCRA Compliance By Info Brokers
EPIC has requested that the FTC launch an “investigation into data broker products for compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.” EPIC argues specifically that AutoTrackXP and Customer Identification Programs from ChoicePoint “are sold to financial institutions, members of the public (private investigators, law firms, etc.) and to law enforcement agencies. These are the same… Continue Reading
Yahoo Adds Local Traffic Data to Maps
Yahoo Local Maps is now providing real-time local traffic updates, noting incidents (minor, moderate and severe), road work (along with estimated duration), as well as speed of traffic (0, 35, 55+) for major cities as well as for selected locations, to be expanded in future. Continue Reading
New Food Safety Website From Consumers Union
This website Not in My Food states its goal is to “provide consumers with timely information about food safety risks and actions that can be taken to reduce them…” More details about the mission and resources in the press release. Continue Reading
