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The Answer for Startups Is Often “Brute Force”

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Re: The Answer for Startups Is Often “Brute Force”

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Is Googling around for names and email addresses to use for marketing purposes even legal?

Its legal in the US so long as you follow the CAN-SPAM rules:

Federal rules require the following for commercial email sent to your mobile phone:

- Identification – The email must be clearly identified as a solicitation or advertisement for products or services;

- Opt-Out – The email must provide easily-accessible, legitimate, and free ways for you to reject future messages from that sender;

- Return Address – The email must contain legitimate return email addresses, as well as the sender’s postal address.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/spam-unwanted-text-messages-and-em...