Visa USA also weighed in with comments. Among other things, Visa said “the FTC’s efforts in implementing CAN-SPAM should focus on the e-mails sent by entities that have no previous relationship with the recipient,” instead of legitimate businesses such as Visa, which “often send[s] e-mail to current and past customers and those they believe have interest in a particular product or service.” Full Article >>
People still aren’t getting it. As the person paying the bill to have the ability to send and receive email, I get to choose what products or services I’m interested in. Any time a sender says “we believe the recipients of this message will appreciate getting it, so it’s not spam” you can bet there is an ulterior motive at work.
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