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Story: UK failing to fight spam

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I didn't realise the UK was a problem??? It is commonly known that as much as 70% of all spam originates in the US. UK companies only account for very little. Maybe, our Govnm't doesn't want effective legislation, in case it upsets it's friends in the US. Imagine the diplomatic relations if Scotland Yard keep going to the US to arrest Americans. That would be outrageous as it's only OK for the FBI to police the world and come to the UK to arrest people. The way forward is for the US Govnm't to show the example and prove to the world that it is serious about the problem. Only then would the UK, Germany, Russia etc. etc. follow the example. Finally, the Law should deal with spammers, not software companies. Microsoft should compensate British companies, from the $7m that they are to receive from a spammer. Our companies lose more than that every year.

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