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Do-Not-Call List Could Be Opened For Phone Spam

Posted by timothy on from the our-company-bought-your-information-friend dept.

Wick_7654 submits a link to this story at the Chicago Sun-Times, which begins "The agency overseeing the national Do Not Call Registry is considering opening a loophole to allow companies to deliver 'pre-recorded message telemarketing.' The effort is being organized by Allen Hile of the FTC's division of marketing practice. Be sure to let the FTC know how you feel about it." The proposed change specifies that recorded calls would be allowed only when an "established business relationship" exists, but provisions like that tend to be stretched to absurdity.

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  1. Do not spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FP!

  2. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fristy post for all!

    from: the nigger santa

  3. Site already getting a little slow for me, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sun Times google cache

  4. *sigh* Parent post is lying, the link is fine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you've got nothing better to do then go play a video game or read a book.

  5. Re:Are you insane? by lga · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Hi! This is the Save Small Kittens from Cancer fund, will you give us money?"

    I always find it more fun to get into an argument with them about the fact that I give money to save people before I give money to save animals. Since I don't have enough money to save all the people, I'm never going to give money to animals. They really hate that.

    Why would I want to pay for cat rescue when there are homeless people and starving people who aren't getting any help?

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    A latent existence