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Stop (Some) Junk Mail

// June 12th, 2007 // Security & Privacy

I saw this on CNN.com the other day (can’t find the article now, glad their internal search works so well).

From their site:
[...]
“OptOutPreScreen.com is the official Consumer Credit Reporting Industry website to accept and process requests from consumers to Opt-In or Opt-Out of firm offers of credit or insurance.”
[...]

In short, the site allows you to opt-out from (for 5 years or permanently), or opt-in to, the “…lists used by creditors or insurers to make firm offers of credit or insurance that are not initiated by you…”.

About 50% of the junk mail I receive are from credit card companies offering credit lines or cards with teaser rates for balance transfers. If this will stop 50% of my junk mail, I’ll be one happy camper.