Facebook settles case for texting “recycled” cell phone numbers
A novel case settled yesterday involving Facebook’s “Facebook Mobile” service. Facebook Mobile is a feature of Facebook’s social networking service that enables Facebook users to send text messages to...
View ArticleCell phone marketing and privacy
Another good privacy article in the papers today, this one addressing the huge potential market for cell phone ads, and the privacy and consumer issues that will make it more difficult to tap. Carriers...
View ArticleFTC Requests Court Shut Down Text Message Spammer
Yesterday, the FTC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California requesting a permanent injunction against Philip Flora, alleging violations of §5 of the FTC Act...
View ArticleComparing CAN-SPAM to Canada’s new Anti-Spam Law
Those who operate or have customers in the U.S. market, are already familiar with the requirements of the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act. If your operations or customers extend into Canada, however, there are new...
View ArticleNew Developments on Canadian Anti-Spam Law
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made and registered its Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations for the Anti-Spam Act (CASL), which is expected to come...
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