Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress

[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.

[发布日期] 2004-12-22 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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