Litigation
Dec. 5, 2012
FCC clarifies 'opt out' text message law
The Federal Communications Commission last week issued a declaratory ruling clarifying a decades-old privacy law that had been muddled by current text-message practices and seized on by plaintiffs attorneys.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Federal Communications Commission last week issued a declaratory ruling clarifying a decades-old privacy law that had been muddled by current text-message practices and seized on by plaintiffs attorneys.
At issue was the widespread practice of businesses and organizations sending final, one-time text messages in response to consumers' requests to opt out of automated messaging services. A number ...
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