FEC Permits Anonymous SMS Spam

crm114 writes "The Washington Post is running a story about the Federal Election Commission's decision today to waive the requirement that SMS broadcast messages indicate their origin..." And it'll only cost you ten cents to read each one. For what it's worth, you can read the agenda item which describes the issue before the FEC. It's rather interesting because it includes drafts of two possible responses by the FEC, depending on which way the commissioners actually voted at today's meeting. Although the company seeking the opinion suggested alternatives like providing a toll-free phone number in the message (preserving the spirit of the campaign finance disclosure rules), the FEC doesn't appear to have taken them up on it.

Comments

Jews control FCC, RIAA, MPAA.

[Anonymous Coward]

This outrage is so typical of Jews. It reminds me of the RIAA and Napster difficulties.

The National Alliance has compiled a thought provoking document which demonstrates the pervasive Jewish grasp on the "entertainment industry". The Jews who control the RIAA and MPAA are deathly afraid of losing their free ride which they have taken on the backs of consumers and artists. We must break the Jewish stranglehold so that freedom for all may ring again.

Download this broadcast in mp3 format: the truth about the Jew (mp3). Listen and learn.

So what?

[flurffy]

Everyone gets spam all the time everywhere they go. If you're going to be one of those stuck up snobs that just has to get SMS service to feel cool, then you should be able to put up with spam there too.

It's not the Jews!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's those goddamn niggers! They're out to get us good, decent white men! We keep this country alive!

I say we bring back slavery. We need to show those niggers their place.

You're also right

[Talez]

Being a current ATT Wireless employee myself, I know I should be able to rack up "insightful" and "informative" moderations with this post