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UK fails to prosecute any spammers

...years. However, Peter Francis-Macrae was not prosecuted under the UK's anti-spam laws Read more

9 February, 2006 by Colin Barker

Spammers face lawsuits and jail

...920) a day. These proposals mark Washington's growing determination to enact anti-spam laws in the near future. The CSA joins a crowded field... Read more

20 June, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Anti-spam laws may 'do more harm than good

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission says anti-spam bills being considered by Congress lack teeth and could be counterproductive Read more

20 August, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Fool spammers with multiple email addresses

...out and buying some special software. The EU has finally introduced its anti-spam laws, which mean that if a company sends commercial emails to... Read more

12 December, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Government backs anti-spam mission to US

...talk about" spam-wise. On Thursday Timms launched the UK's new anti-spam laws, which mean consumers should no longer get unsolicited commercial emails... Read more

19 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK failing to fight spam

Anti-spam campaigners have branded the UK's anti-spam laws 'a waste of time and public money' as the Information... Read more

12 August, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Internet marketeer faces spam charges

...accuse Wayne Mansfield of sending 50 million emails that violate Australia's anti-spam laws Read more

23 June, 2005 by Steven Deare

Microsoft fires off spam lawsuits

Several people have been accused by Microsoft of violating US anti-spam laws Read more

2 December, 2004 by Dan Ilet
Countering Spam: How to Craft an Effective Anti-Spam Law

Countering Spam: How to Craft an Effective Anti-Spam Law

Few people would dispute that around the world the first generation of anti-spam laws has been an unqualified failure. That, however, is not a... Read more

6 July, 2004

Spam stuck in legal time warp

...criminal penalties, and police with no other crimes to worry about, then anti-spam laws might solve all of our problems. Not one of those... Read more

30 September, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Symantec: Surge in spam from Chinese domains

...hk") TLDs, which could be a result of the recent enactment of anti-spam laws in the country. Symantec's report also noted a decline... Read more

13 August, 2007 by Victoria Ho

United Nations calls for ISPs to police spammers

...Schorr, regulatory officer with the ITU's telecommunications development bureau. Currently most anti-spam laws are targeted at hunting down and prosecuting spammers, according to... Read more

9 March, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Spam campaigners reject email payment plan

...any firm that used the service would have to show that under anti-spam laws they had the right to send the emails. Cox said... Read more

6 February, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Five steps to a safer e-Britain

...it's so difficult to report an offence. The UK's pitiful anti-spam laws are a case in point. If you want to alert... Read more

1 December, 2005 by Leader

US spammers get fines and jail time

...email messages, in one of the first criminal prosecutions under US federal anti-spam laws. Peter Moshou plead guilty in June to violating the US... Read more

18 November, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

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