FTC Spam Forum
Next Friday, May 2, I’ll be in Washington participating in a Federal Trade Commission public forum to explore the issues regarding the proliferation of and potential solutions to unsolicited commercial email (“UCE” or “spam”). The forum will also look at how the unique qualities of spam contribute to and hinder both fraud and its prosecution. […]
Tangled Up in Spam
The New York Times published a comprehensive story about Spam by James Gleick. It is a really good read. February 9, 2003 – Magazine section. See patrickWeb public policy archive for related stories.
Are We Safe Yet?
It is not my area of expertise but I must admit that I think about nuclear and biological terrorism more than I used to. The current issue of IEEE Spectrum suggests that we may no longer feel like we’re living on the knife edge of 9/11 — but perhaps we should. In terms of radiological, […]
Global Internet Project – Honolulu
This has been a very busy week for public policy groups in Honolulu. The Global Internet Project Spam Workshop was a follow on to the June 18 meeting on the same subject. The GIP is an international group of senior executives committed to fostering continued growth of the Internet. It dates back to 1995 when […]
Global Internet Project – Spam Roundtable
The Global Internet Project, an international group of senior executives committed to fostering continued growth of the Internet, held a Roundtable on Internet spam at the Sheraton Waikiki today. I’ll have a more complete story on this in next day or so but in the meantime, here is the press release.
