Please, new Internet users have very little time to watch TV. I find it
hard
to believe that taxpayer cash was used to make TV ads to get to Internet
users. I would have imagined online Ads... {as an aside, I remember
Ostrich
Ads on TV during the Business Sunday show.......}
> <SNIP> Having ACCC on the case early will reassure people their interests
> are being protected. <SNIP>
I am not sure if I get this bit... The ACCC will reassure me that if I
get
involved in a "get rich" scam that my interests are protected? How?
> Current Internet users make up only a small proportion of the population.
> The rest will either not join if they see they will be at risk, or may be
> the most vulnerable if they do join.
Please, again give me a break. There is zero evidence in any research I
have
seen that would indicate "the population" holding back because of these
perceived risks. Secondly, caveat emptor stands as always, everywhere.
Maybe
an educational pamphlet or documentation which ISPs and companies can
freely
distribute would be effective (any volunteers to write this up?)
It is OK to say there is little harm in what is being announced/intended
but
let us not get carried away.
-- ramin marzbani www.consult pty limited http://www.consultco.com.au