Do Consumers Want a Do-Not-Mail List?

Chris Jay Hoofnagle  and Jennifer M. Urban, both of Berkeley Law, and Su Li of Berkely’s Center for the Study of Law and Society, have written Privacy and Advertising Mail.  Here’s the abstract: In this paper, we consider why Americans may frame the generation and receipt of unsolicited advertising mail as a privacy violation. We then present data from our nationwide survey showing that a very large majority of Americans, across all ideologies, educational attainment levels, age, and income levels, support the creation of a do-not-mail mechanism similar to the popular Telemarketing Do Not Call Registry. We discuss our results in light of the fact that direct advertising mail now makes up more than half of all mail pieces sent by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Unfortunately, at this time, there are no consumer protection laws for junk mail. However there are regulations against unwanted spam texts and telemarketing calls .  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA)  protects consumers from unsolicited advertisements sent via phone.  If a company is found to be in violation of the TCPA the consumer may be entitled to compensation. If you are being harassed by telemarketers please give my office, The Law Office of Todd M. Friedman a call today at (877) 449-8898 for a free consultation.