Press Release: FTC to Hold Three Day Public Spam Workshop
AdAge: FTC to Hold Spam Workshop
Ad Age reports:
The FTC said the three-day hearing, from April 30 to May 2, will focus on 14 different issues, such as costs and benefits of spam, including the costs Internet service providers spend on filtering, bandwidth and customer service that are passed on to consumers; viruses, Web beacons and spyware that may be attached to e-mail; wireless devices, text-based messaging and wireless e-mail; and deceptive routing and subject information in spam.
The FTC said it would use the workshop to look into recent private and governmental spam law enforcement actions; best practices for e-mail senders and receivers; evolving technologies to eliminate or negate spam; and structural changes to the way e-mail is sent, including proposals to reverse the cost model of e-mail. The FTC said it will also look at possibly blacklisting spammers.
