Articles Related to antispam legislation

Proposed changes to Canada's draft antispam regulations could legalize installation of spyware, says privacy advocate Michael Geist

The U.S. Congress needs to move forward with antispam legislation, even though the U.S. and the European Union have different ideas on how to classify spam, two members of the U.K. House of Commons said Wednesday.

The chairwoman of the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation said Wednesday she believes the U.S. Congress and its European Union counterpart will come up with an agreement to prosecute spammers across international borders.

The chairwoman of the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation said Wednesday she believes the U.S. Congress and its European Union counterpart will come up with an agreement to prosecute spammers across international borders.

The increasing pain of dealing with unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail, commonly known as spam, is prompting new moves to stamp out the unwanted messages. But industry experts warned this week that proposed legislative approaches to the spam problem won't likely succeed without the aid of corporate users.