Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress

Smith, Marcia S.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Telecommunication;    Consumer protection;    Right of privacy;    Wireless communication systems;    Consumers;   

RP-ID  :  RL31636
RP-ID  :  RL31636 2004-12-22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Wireless communications devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are ubiquitous. Some consumers, already deluged with unwanted commercial messages, or “spam,” via computers that access the Internet by traditional wireline connections, are concerned that such unsolicited advertising is expanding to wireless communications, further eroding their privacy. Congress continues to debate how to protect wireless subscribers further, and several bills were considered in the 108th Congress.