From the Electronics Freedom Foundation: EFF: DeepLinks

Everyone needs to read this essay; especially AOL and Yahoo! users. To quote sections from the article, with which I agree completely:

“In return, customers probably will now get not one but two helpings of spam. For only $.0025 cent per message, Yahoo and AOL will guarantee delivery of this extra-special “certified” paid-placement mail, served alongside your ordinary spam. They’ll also preserve webbugs, little privacy invaders that report back when you look at the email.”

“EFF is working on an extended and more technical description of the problems with Goodmail, but this is a bad idea we think should be nipped in the bud. We urge AOL and Yahoo subscribers and those who communicate with them, to tell them that taxing email is not the right way to go.”

This is serious, and threatens AOL and Yahoo! customers’ receipt of the Internet OTR Digest, as well as other hobby lists. Please let your provider know how bad an idea this is, and if this plan does go through, I strongly urge you to find another provider.

From EETimes.com: Hitachi advances paper-thin RFID chip

Great…now they can tag every piece of paper anyone junkmails to our homes, and by scanning our garbage can track to see how long the mailing stays in the house…

From CNN.com: Kiss of life makes Boo Boo the chicken better

Mouth-to-beak resuscitation…there is nothing I can add.

From News.com: Anti-spam groups reject e-mail payment plan

AOL and Yahoo! have decided bulk mail needs to be paid for to deliver to its customers. That means when the OTR Digest doesn’t get there, you’ll know who to blame.