Re: CPA - how to take action?
Bretton Vine <[email protected]>
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On 2011/10/20 10:51 AM, Roland Giesler wrote: > The latest scourge comes from the "S.A. Consumer Initiative". They are listed in ISPA's Hall of Shame report http://ispa.org.za/spam/hall-of-shame/#1665 and apparently obtained opt-in from everyone they mail. This claim is being challenged. I encourage you to do the same. Ask for the specifics (at the risk of aiding them in list-washing) > So I quizzed her about that, and she eventually said that they buy the data from ITC There are several 'tainted lists' doing the rounds, or being sold as "opt-in" databases. Quite how someone can buy an "opt-in" database is beyond me, yet this seems sufficient for suckers to part with their money. At the same time banks, credit providers and insurance companies are also known to sell customer data. ITC too according to spammers. Your options are - http://www.internet.org.za/spam_message.txt - click the unsubscribe link - lodge a complaint with the police if repeat spam occurs (unlikely to be fruitful) Not sure what to do in terms of the CPA except sign up for the opt-out database, which is a poor idea to begin with. See the press coverage of the opt-in versus opt-out debate earlier this year (DMASA etc) Having dealt with many of these spamme^h^h^h^h^h^hdirect marketers it seems they feel they have a right to buy lists and send email to anyone, and recipients have an obligation to unsubscribe if they don't want it, even if it means endless repetition to this task. This view is unlikely to change. and (spammy employer) > (whiny recipient) in the eyes of the powers that be :-( -- Bretton openpgp: http://bretton.hivemind.net/bretton_vine.asc Watching public access TV makes me thankful for corporate media. - @paleofuture _______________________________________________ IOZ mailing list [email protected] http://lists.internet.org.za/mailman/listinfo/ioz