Junk Mail/Faxes/Email

Fact Sheets

4. Junk Mail: How Did They All Get My Address?
4a. "Shine the Light" on Marketers: Find Out How They Know Your Name
4b. Junk Mail FAQ
5a. Junk Faxes: No Relief in Sight
20. Anti-Spam Resources

Alerts

  • Junk Faxes: They Are Now OK with a "Business" Relationship (February 19, 2007)
  • New Look for Prescreened Credit and Insurance Offers (August 22, 2005)
  • Request Disclosure of Information Sharing Under California's Shine the Light Act (February 15, 2005)
  • California's "Shine the Light" Law Goes into Effect Jan. 1, 2005 (December 29, 2004)
  • New Privacy Rights May Be Buried in "Junk" Mail (March 26, 2001)
  • Calling All Direct Marketers to Heed the "Fair Information Practices" (August 1, 1995)
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Privacy: Responsible Mailing List Management (June 15, 1995)

    • Speeches & Testimony

  • Comments to the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Implementation of The Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (January 31, 2006)
  • Consumer Notice Requirements for Opting Out of Pre-Approved Offers of Credit (October 27, 2004)

    • Sample Letters

  • Sign Up for the Direct Marketing Assoc.'s MPS, Form Letter
  • Sign Up for the Direct Marketing Assoc.'s Mail Preference Service