Transcript: Junk Mail Crusader Wins Battle in Small Claims Court

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Anti-junk-mail crusader Robert Beken says he has won a small battle in his war against junk mail. The software engineer describes how he wrote a tiny contract on the back of his check protecting his privacy.

ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: Robert Beken [sp] has been waging war against junk mail for a long time, and now he has won a major battle. The Wall Street Journal tells the story of how Mr. Beken, a softward engineer recently bought a book at a Computer City store in San Diego. He watched the cashier copy his name and address off his check and enter it into the store's computer. He was concerned that the store would use that information to put him on its ...

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