FDIC Federal Register Citations

Mrs. Denise Gardner
MetLife
(via www.regulations.gov)

Comment

The time has come for Congress to step up to the plate. SPAM is getting out of hand. I know children that surf the web and fear for the moral upbringing when ads or emails appear for drugs, porn, or penis size. How tempting is it to order drugs from Canada instead of playing the red tape game here in the US - VERY but it can also be fatal if it is a marketing scam. I have lectured on computer safety and the first thing I warn most groups about is the fact that most of the e-mails that "promise" something are scams and that the offer of "real drugs from Canada" means possibly tainted medicine and is another scam. Who has to die from 'bad medicine' before people see where this is leading us. It gets harder and harder to search for viruses when half your in-box is filled with SPAM. Pop-up marketers often have boxes that don't seem to close when you hit the X. This interferes with my work and sometimes causes me to accidently install some software that they want you to have (Gator Software is one of the more popular examples that I can think of). Though these programs appear fairly noxious, are they? What is to prevent computer sabatoge when we are so use to getting "cyber stuff" we did not want? In an effort to protect out children, our society, and our national security I plead that this act must be passed and it must be passed now before it gets (more) out of hand. Thank you!