Wired news has just reported this story: Bye Telemarketing, Hi More Spam?
The more you read "news" articles the more you begin to recognize how journalists (or their editors) sometimes like to spin a story, like recently happened to Mitch Kapor and his excellent open source project. Incidentally, that situation happened with Wired Magazine as well.
A story on how you will receive more spam is bigger news than just a telemarketing story alone, hence the spin... But even the end of the article acknowledges that the "additional spam" will only be a drop in the bucket. So the take home message, once the National Do Not Call List is up, make sure to subscribe. Here's an excerpt:
Bye Telemarketing, Hi More Spam?
By Katie Dean.
If annoying calls from telemarketers are to fade into a distant memory due to a landmark Federal Trade Commission ruling Wednesday, more spam may be sneaking into e-mail boxes as a result.
That's a harsh projection coming from privacy watchdogs based on the FTC's announcement for a national do-not-call registry. Consumers will be able to add their names to the list, either by registering on the Internet or calling a toll-free number.
