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Catalog Choice Creates Central Opt Out for Some Junk Mail, Affects DMA Policy

Catalog Choice is a project of the Ecology Center that enables individuals to easily remove themselves from the mailing list of specific catalogs at no charge. One simply signs up, provides their mailing address, and Catalog Choice automates the process of sending opt out messages to retailers.  read more »

Digital forgetfulness

Another unintended consequence of government database consolidation — per this article in the North Carolina News & Observer, NC residents (and doubtless others across the US) are being denied driver’s licenses as a consequence of intra-state DMV data sharing due to old, minor infractions such as unpaid parking tickets, or in some cases just due to error.  read more »

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