[LINK] ALP proposes US-style Do-Not-Call list for telemarketing

[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]

Robin,

Wouldn't that make a nice number? "Research firm says more time lost to 
telemarketing than cyberslacking." Ahh but you can dream...

RC

Robin Whittle wrote:

>I wrote about an ACA discussion paper which I couldn't locate.  It is an
>inquiry, with a bunch of submissions, including from the Australian
>Privacy Foundation:
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>http://www.aca.gov.au/telcomm/industry_standards/regulating_use_of_customer_information.htm
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>The Australian Privacy Foundation argues for opt-in regulation of
>telemarketing, as with the Spam Act.  I totally agree, but opt-in could
>be a bit much for politicians, who are generally timid when regulating
>any so-called industry which employs people here - even if this
>"industry" systematically abuses the privacy of most Australians and
>persistently degrades the productivity of all the businesses they target.
>
>  - Robin
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