Sunday - August 12, 2007

Mobile spam.

For the third time, I have received an unsolicited text message asking me if I am interested in taking out a loan. I have never explicitly given permission (or information) to ChinaTrust, or RCBC, or this other bank whose name I forget, for them to send me offers. And if these people are misrepresenting these banks, then I believe those banks should take action. 

I don't think Philippine law covers mobile spam, does it?

From the Wikipedia:

On January 31, 2007, a federal court preliminarily approved the first settlement of an unsolicited text message class action in the United States.[7] Under the settlement, class members are expected to receive as much as $150.00 per person.[8] The lawsuit was brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 — a federal statute designed to combat unsolicted calls to cellular telephones, paging devices, and fax machines. The lawsuit was brought by Blim & Edelson,[9] a Chicago-based class action firm.

I could certainly use $150. Or $450, if I sued all three.