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The FCC has received a number of petitions for waivers on opt-out notices in fax advertising, specifically in areas where the sender believes prior permission exists. To quote the FCC’s summary, Specifically, the Petitioners seek retroactive waivers of the opt-out notice requirement for fax ads they sent where prior express invitation or permission had allegedly been […]
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In the latest case of medical records being faxed to the wrong location, today’s news is that a Winnipeg woman’s fax machine has been receiving medical records for the past year. As is typical of situations like these, faxes arriving at the woman’s fax machine about
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In a case on junk faxes, the seventh circuit court recently ruled that a company that hired a company to send faxes on their behalf was not liable for violating junk fax rules for a mass fax broadcast larger than they ordered. The client ordered
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Following Prince’s recent death, some media outlets are showcasing former interviews with the star – many of which happened over fax (allegedly at Prince’s insistence). Danny Kelly (former editor of Q) reveals in the Guardian under “Prince: memories of U” how he would
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The Hard Summer Music Festival is going back to before the internet for this year’s theme. Reddit users have been trying to hack the website to reveal the lineup, however have had no luck. Right now the website only
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Adding Christopher Walken to the list of people who don’t carry a cell phone or have a computer. In a recent interview with the Guardian’s Emma Brockes, he revealed that people needing to get a hold of him can call his landline phone. Alternatively,
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A dental practice that led a class action lawsuit after receiving a slew of junk and spam faxes from a dental supplier has filed to settle the lawsuit for $1.6 million. Claimants without a business relationship to the dental supplier and who did not approve of receiving the faxes will receive $180 per fax, […]
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The deputy mayor of Auburn (a suburb of Sydney, Australia) is under investigation for voter fraud after a stream of voter registration faxes arrived from the same fax number. According to local police, 37 faxes for voter registration were submitted, many with similar handwriting and signatures that did not match existing records. 57 online enrollments […]
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As reported in Computer Weekly, 50% of large global companies still communicate with their suppliers through phone, email, and fax. While 95% of respondents expect processes to be more automated in the next 5 years, there is still a heavy use of
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The Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005 imposes a penalty of $500 per fax for advertisements to a fax machine without an established business relationship. A hacker’s mass printer trolling (causing many printers to print material) may have crossed the line where it can be considered advertising, as it contained information to direct the fax’s […]