Not only is Eliot Spitzer my attorney general, he is my favorite attorney general. Yesterday, Spitzer filed suit against three companies that are accused of sending spam. He's looking to drive them into bankruptcy, which sounds a little evil, but I'm down with his tactics. While I support the rights of marketers to send email, there have to be some limitations and an ability to opt-out of those emails. I'm not sure this will stem the influx of spam, since there are so many unscrupulous people out there, but anything that can reduce spam is a good thing. While one may think, "Spitzer has no chance," you have to keep in mind that Spitzer is a man that took on the brokerage houses and their shady practices. Why do I feel that Spitzer will be getting flooded with spam touting great investment ideas and hair tonic?

Oh, and if you read the Times article, notice how on of the interviews was conducted - over instant-messenger.

- NY Times: New York and Microsoft File Suits on E-Mail Spam
- Spitzer's office: State Lawsuit Attacks Spammers' Fraudulent Emails

Posted by tien mao in Tech at 10:05 AM