UK bans spam messages
Spinner
Birmingham, UK
Spam has officially been made a criminal offence in the UK, in an attempt to try and stop the flood of unsolicited email messages.
The full report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3120628.stm
Under the new law, spammers could be fined £5,000 in a magistrates court or an unlimited penalty from a jury.
But they would not be sent to jail, according to the new measures introduced by Communications Minister Stephen Timms.
Spam has become the bane of internet users, with junk messages making up more than half of all e-mails sent.
"It's crucial that people feel safe and have confidence in utilising electronic communication technologies," said Mr Timms.
"These regulations will help combat the global nuisance of unsolicited e-mails and texts by enshrining in law rights that give consumers more say over who can use their personal details. "
The full report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3120628.stm
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America and Europe DDOS Russia.
Russia invades France........ and there was much rejoicing ..... (yaaay)
Heard about this on the Radio earlier (The spam thing, not Russia invading France). Very much out of the blue, but a very nice move.
NS
It's getting so bad that sometimes 50% of my email is SPAM.