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Opting Out
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Junkbusters 
 Staunchly on the side of the consumer, this company tells how to decrease the junk mail, telemarketing calls, cookies, banner ads, and spam aimed at you. http://www.junkbusters.com/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties Last updated May 19, 2002 National Do Not Call Registry
Use this site to register your personal home and cell phone numbers to potentially avoid most telemarketers. Depending on the outcome of a court case, these telemarkets will no longer be able to call you if your phone number is on this list. Also verify your registration, change it, or file a complaint about failure to honor this registry. Some material available in Spanish. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.donotcall.gov/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance Last updated Oct 14, 2005 Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
NAI "is a cooperative of online marketing and analytics companies committed to ... establishing responsible business and data management practices." This site has been developed "to help you safeguard your online privacy" in light of behavioral targeting "technologies that allow advertising networks to make inferences about consumer tastes." Includes list of member organizations, "opt-out" tool for use with members, and links to related material on topics such as cookies and web beacons. http://www.networkadvertising.org/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties Last updated May 26, 2009 Sham Site Is a Scam: There Is No "National Do Not E-mail Registry"
A warning to consumers about commercial sites masquerading as a legitimate government do-not-call site. "The FTC advises consumers not to submit their email addresses to any organization that claims to be creating a do not spam list." From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/spamcam.shtm Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Corruption & Fraud Last updated Jul 28, 2007 |
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