Anon | reply to richb01803
Re: Watch these guys carefully!
said by richb01803:
said by NewsBytes:
Later today, Microsoft Corp., Web banner ad giant DoubleClick, and a host of direct marketers will announce their intent to begin using a technology created to help consumers quickly distinguish between spam and valid e-mails from companies they trust.
If you read this article carefully, they are focused solely on dishonest spam. This is not a crackdown on unsolicited email. It's an attempt to distract the public from meaningful reforms, which would require enacting new legislation and enforcement powers.
Do you really think the good folks at DoubleClick or the DMA can be entrusted to put teeth into policies against spam? These are the very guys who earn their livelihoods sending us unwanted solicitations!
Furthermore, every time I use Ad-Aware to remove the nasty spyware crap from my box, Doubleclick always comes up in the scan as spyware. If MS is going to partner itself with spyware slingers, maybe the time for the switch to Linux has come. |
