Wireless Privacy : Availability of Location Information for Telemarketing.

Examines wireless telephone privacy issues, including issues concerning consumers receipt of unwanted commercial messages, known as spam. Discusses concerns of consumers and privacy rights advocates regarding spam; fair information practices; wireless industry efforts to respond to privacy concerns;...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines wireless telephone privacy issues, including issues concerning consumers receipt of unwanted commercial messages, known as spam. Discusses concerns of consumers and privacy rights advocates regarding spam; fair information practices; wireless industry efforts to respond to privacy concerns; existing laws, including the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, and proposed changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; and pending legislation in the 108th Congress.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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