Internet Credibility Bureau (Re: Points on your Internet driver's license)

[John Curran <jcurran () istaff org>]

You underestimate the profitability of spam and the creativity of such
folks in filling out applications.  I do think that it's workable, but just
don't presume that its going to be airtight.

/John

At 10:45 AM -0700 6/13/04, Owen DeLong wrote:
> As I said earlier in private mail to John, I think this will only work if
> the reporting is done on indivuduals, not companies.  For non-corporate
> business entities, the president of the company should be used as a stand-in
> for the company.  For corporate business entities, the CEO or chairman of the
> board should be used.  I'm betting that spammers will rapidly run out of
> people willing to forego future internet access in the name of continuing
> their business fairly rapidly.
>
> Owen