I’m not sure about you, but I often feel a combination of guilt and annoyance when I get a call from a tele-marketer. If you feel the same way, I’ve got good news for you.

Since it has been taking the Canadian Government some time to follow the US Government’s lead on launching a Do Not Call Registry, a law professor from the University of Ottawa has taken matters into his own hands. Michael Geist has built his own solution to the problem: a web site called iOptOut.ca. iOptOut helps you request that your name, email address and phone number(s) be removed from various organizations’ active marketing lists. You can do this by selecting groups of organizations, such as Communications, Banking, Finance and Insurance. It only takes a few minutes to do, and it’s free.

“Hurray!” is what I say. I’m in.

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