We met Chris Hoofnagle back in March when he showed up at the San Francisco Do Not Mail Resolution hearing, and proceeded to drop serious knowledge about consumer rights as it pertains to Do Not Mail, and to Do Not Call before it.
Turns out Chris’ testimony was just the tip of the iceberg as far as his overall expertise in matters of privacy law and consumer rights. Denialism, the blog to which he and his brother Mark contribute, is chock full of expert knowledge delivered in an easy, conversational manner. And it’s all about you the consumer and you the citizen.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the various shades of shadiness in our mail, on the phone, and online, but when I see vigilant minds like this winning with facts, reason, and a healthy sarcasm, I gotta say– I feel like I can take it on, too.
These guys are like the Batman and Spider-man of consumer advocacy bloggery!
But even Batman will tell Commissioner Gordon that Gotham needs something a little more comprehensive and enforceable than one dude with a cape running around the city trying to take on every bad guy.
There, you made me say it: Batman supports Do Not Mail. I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone, but there it is.
So check out: Denialism. We’re adding it to our blogroll today.
Certain “conservation” groups are the worst offenders. The Sierra Club claims to “practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources” while generating tons of unsolicited junk mail to “educate and enlist humanity” to help protect the environment. And they sell member names and addresses to other “conservation” organizations that kill more trees and generate more landfill waste to deluge mailboxes with propaganda soliciting money to save our forests.
Sierra Club * National Wildlife Federation * Natural Resources Defense Council * The Nature Conservancy * The Wilderness Society * EarthJustice * World Wildlife Fund
How ironic, and hypocritical, that many of these envelopes are stamped with a message urging the innocent recipient to recycle to help preserve resources.