Bis/220 Information Technology Acts Paper
Information Technology Acts
BIS/220 Introduction to Computer Application and Systems
22 October 2012
Information Technology Acts Often when governments pass laws and acts, it is to serve better the people within their country or jurisdiction at that moment as well as the foreseeable future. However with the quickly changing technology of today it is not always possible to pass laws that last very long when it aimed at controlling or monitoring certain technology. In the last few decades the United States Government passed two laws aimed at telemarketers. The first Act was passed in 1991 and is called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the second is the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003.
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 1991 …show more content…
The introduction of automated systems for automated calls and messages to people as well as fax machines introduced a consumer burden. Beyond these calls being disruptive when received late or early to the recipient, the calls were also costly when to certain types of phone lines. Recipients that would receive these calls on their cell phones or paging devices would often have to pay for their minutes and usage. This added up over time to be a burden on the recipient.
The Act was introduced to stop the use of automated telemarketing with prerecorded messages and autodialing. It also prohibited telemarketers from calling recipient outside of the hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Telemarketers were also to keep a list of anyone that did not wish to be called again for five years. These rules went into effect on December 20, 1992 (Direct Marketing Association, n.d.). Calls also cannot be sent to emergency numbers, lines to hospital or nursing home rooms, and cell phones or paging devices (Federal Communications Commission,
BIS/220 Introduction to Computer Application and Systems
22 October 2012
Information Technology Acts Often when governments pass laws and acts, it is to serve better the people within their country or jurisdiction at that moment as well as the foreseeable future. However with the quickly changing technology of today it is not always possible to pass laws that last very long when it aimed at controlling or monitoring certain technology. In the last few decades the United States Government passed two laws aimed at telemarketers. The first Act was passed in 1991 and is called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the second is the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003.
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 1991 …show more content…
The introduction of automated systems for automated calls and messages to people as well as fax machines introduced a consumer burden. Beyond these calls being disruptive when received late or early to the recipient, the calls were also costly when to certain types of phone lines. Recipients that would receive these calls on their cell phones or paging devices would often have to pay for their minutes and usage. This added up over time to be a burden on the recipient.
The Act was introduced to stop the use of automated telemarketing with prerecorded messages and autodialing. It also prohibited telemarketers from calling recipient outside of the hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Telemarketers were also to keep a list of anyone that did not wish to be called again for five years. These rules went into effect on December 20, 1992 (Direct Marketing Association, n.d.). Calls also cannot be sent to emergency numbers, lines to hospital or nursing home rooms, and cell phones or paging devices (Federal Communications Commission,