Article 1: "It's up to you"
"Even with the anti-spam Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament in June, there's no reason for you to be complacent. It's still up to you to tell the spammer to stop sending you unsolicited e-mail messages......
......And here's a piece of news that will be good for some, disappointing for others: Those companies that compile and sell names and contacts of people - like e-mail, home or office addresses as well as telephone and fax numbers - won't be affected by the proposed anti-spam law. They can continue to sell their databases."
Article 2: "Raise your hand to opt out..."
"While no official figures exist, 1st Emperor Marketing director David Lim estimated that there are about 40 firms here that collect names for sale, from large established firms like DP Information Group to small one-man operations creating CDs of e-mail addresses at home for sale. He estimated that 'thousands' of such databases are in circulation here.
Mr Lim's company began selling these databases two years ago and 'five to 20' products are sold monthly.
At last week's IT Show 2005, CDs of such products were available from $60 per disc, each of which had tens of thousands of e-mail addresses."
There are companies that compiles a list of names for sale?
Just last Sunday, LancerLady received a phone call at home. The person asked if anyone in the household applied for credit cards. LancerLady said no and the fellow asked if she was sure and that someone in the family didn't apply for any cards recently. After LancerLady repeated denial, the person went on to ask specifically if "your husband didn't apply for XXXXbank Mastercard?". LancerLady wasn't sure what the person's intention was and replied "No". Then the person hung up.
This was just one of the few wierd unexpected phone calls we receive over weekends. There are more of these calls, ranging from insurance to real estate agents.
Got this off TechDirt.
Why Pay To Be An Identity Thief?
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