Unethical Use of online faxing

Online faxing is a very convenient tool for many of us. It eliminates the need for a space consuming and bulky fax machine; it does not require the use of a phone line to function. To get started, all you need is your own computer and a reliable internet connection. Once you’ve decided on an online faxing provider, you’re ready to start sending and receiving your faxes online.

One of the advantages of online faxing is the ability to send one fax to hundreds of recipients at the click of a button. Unlike a traditional fax where you have to feed the page in and enter each recipient individually, online faxing allows you to enter all recipients at once, and the fax is immediately sent to all recipients. Online faxes also enable you to keep track of any faxes you send and receive automatically, which for a busy office environment is a great bonus. While this is great for those of us who plan to use it ethically, it also opens up avenues for people to abuse the technology.

Spammers can use online faxing technology to inundate your email inbox with unsolicited faxes. Being able to send out faxes at the click of a button means that they can literally spam hundreds of people at once, people who had no desire to receive the fax in the first place.  This is one disadvantage to online faxing, the ability for people to use it to spam your inbox. Fortunately online faxing providers have strict guidelines on how their technology should and should not be used, all in an attempt to cut back on the unsolicited faxes that people may inadvertently receive.