The Federal Government Sanctioned Spam Trap (6/26/07, Linux Journal)

The basic premise of this article is that there are hardly any laws regarding building an email list.

Adelstein believes that Credit Bureaus are on the prowl to purchase web analytics vendors, much like Experian purchased HitWise.  Of course, we all know that web analytics tools allow us to track email campaigns.  Is it web analytics vendors fault that shady email campaigns are being driven by their tools?  The attack of the Web Analaytics Association is not outright, but a quick read reveals his train of thought..