MPs Want Tougher Anti-SPAM Powers
Posted: 06th Oct, 2003 By: MarkJ
The latest 'All Party Parliamentary Internet Group' (APPIG) report has called for the Information Commissioner to be given greater enforcement powers and resources to regulate SPAM (junk e-mail):
It also recommended unsolicited e-mails sent to business addresses, not just private ones should be banned. From December, UK companies face a £5,000 fine if they send junk messages to individuals unless they are already a customer or have given their permission.
Derek Wyatt MP, the group's chairman, urged for more consistent global legislation and cooperation in tackling spam, which makes up around 10 billion e-mails every day.
"It is essential that co-ordinated global action be taken against spam", he said. "I hope that this report can help build international support for both legislative and technical measures to deal with spam."
The report follows concerns that new regulation lacked bite, something that the APPIG clearly agrees with. It's certainly welcome to see a focus on going after the creators of SPAM. More @ BBC News Online.
It also recommended unsolicited e-mails sent to business addresses, not just private ones should be banned. From December, UK companies face a £5,000 fine if they send junk messages to individuals unless they are already a customer or have given their permission.
Derek Wyatt MP, the group's chairman, urged for more consistent global legislation and cooperation in tackling spam, which makes up around 10 billion e-mails every day.
"It is essential that co-ordinated global action be taken against spam", he said. "I hope that this report can help build international support for both legislative and technical measures to deal with spam."
The report follows concerns that new regulation lacked bite, something that the APPIG clearly agrees with. It's certainly welcome to see a focus on going after the creators of SPAM. More @ BBC News Online.
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