Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

• Under certain circumstances, such as errors or con-
  sumer misrepresentation, the consumer reporting
  company or the company providing information
  can call off the block.

Your Rights Regarding Spam

The federal CAN-SPAM Act (see Figure 16-2) went into effect on

January 1, 2004. Federal lawmakers created The CAN-SPAM Act

(Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing

Act of 2003) to help stop the onslaught of spam. The CAN-SPAM Act

preempts all state law that regulates commercial e-mail, except with

regard to how state law prohibits falsity or deception.

Figure 16-2

The federal statute

➟ Requires that senders of commercial e-mail allow

people to opt out of receiving more e-mail.

➟ Requires e-mail to be identified as an advertisement

or commercial e-mail.

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Chapter 16: Knowing Your Rights and Making a Difference ..............