Even if some marketers continued to send e-mail advertisements, the number would drop.

One example of misuse is if the E-card service sends advertisements to the recipient's address.

Washington was considered a swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state.

Car dealers in his area would probably pay handsomely to send advertisements to Joe's computer screen and to have his phone number and home address.

DoubleClick says it will not provide personal data directly to the dealer but will use the information itself to send advertisements to Joe.

Adware is used to track your browsing habits and send you advertisements related to the areas in which you seem to show an interest.

The same technology can also be used to send active advertisements, complete with purchasing options, directly to a customer's electronic mailbox.

He discovers that this chip also constantly sends advertisements until either the person obtains the product, or they go insane.

Their illegal approach is that they used accounts which were bought from hackers to send advertisements to friends of users.

Can the local Starbucks store send advertisements to your phone when it knows you are nearby, without your explicit permission?