June 28, 2001
EBay Executive Wants E-Mail 'Harvesting' Ban
EBay Executive Wants E-Mail 'Harvesting' Ban
Meeting today with lawmakers to discuss online fraud, eBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman asked Congress to pass legislation outlawing the practice of "harvesting" e-mail addresses from eBay and other auction sites. At a morning meeting at the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Whitman said that online auction houses have been unable to come up with a technological defense against harvesting, a practice that she said had sparked thousands of complaints from eBay users.
Posted by rshah at June 28, 2001 12:00 PM