House Spam Hearings


The [FTC][1] Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, testified:

“Any solution to the problems caused by spam should contain the following elements: enhanced enforcement tools to combat fraud and deception; support for the development and deployment of technological tools to fight spam; enhanced business and consumer education; and the study of business methods to reduce the volume of spam.”

[FTC News release][2]
[FTC Testimony][3]
Internetnews.com: [FTC: Help Us Find and Prosecute Spammers][4]

[1]: http://www.house.gov/smbiz/">House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight held hearings yesterday concerning
E-Mail Spam.
The <a href=“http://www.ftc.gov/ [2]: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/10/smallbiz.htm [3]: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/10/smallbiztest.pdf [4]: http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3102491

Andrew Raff @andrewraff