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FTC Chimes In With Chorus Calling For Cooperation On Spam

By Michael Lear-Olimpi

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last month joined the call by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for government and industry worldwide to battle spam.

The OECD is a Paris-based association of 30 nations dedicated to a litany of people-empowerment and self-governance principles. One is socially responsible economic development and growth that allows equal access to opportunity and a transparent, fair tax structure. The United States is an OECD member.

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