privacy
Jonathan wanted to
opt out everyone in his family from direct marketing campaigns, something the
DMA promises is possible via their website. Surprise! It turns out the DMA doesn't really care so much about whether or not you want to be taken off any mailing lists, and they have a rotten website and poor security protocols to prove it.
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junk mail
Did you know that "advertising mail is under threat?" It's true! But what can you, the consumer who
loves junk mail, do to stop the 15 states that, in 2007, "proposed the creation of state
Do Not Mail registries, similar to the national do not call registry"? The Direct Marketing Association has set up a website just for you!
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junk mail
ForestEthics has started a
petition to enact a Do Not Mail registry, similar to the one that's sort of in effect (when marketers choose to abide by it) for telemarketing. Their reasoning: junk mail is enormously wasteful and damaging to the environment. We agree, but we're in favor of the registry for the simple reason that less junk mail means fewer uninvited distractions, ID theft risks, and trash we'd have to deal with every day.
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