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2003-07-19, 02:27 PM
Europe declares war on spam
Online July 16th 2003 (http://www.bullguard.com/tracking.aspx?subaffiliate=newsletter17072003&url=http://news.bullguard.com)
The European Commission is preparing plans to fight spam. Member states of The European Union (EU) must implement the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications by putting a "ban on spam" into national legislation before the end of October, 2003, The Register reports. (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31750.html)
With a limited exception covering existing customer relationships, this directive states that email marketing is allowed only with prior consent. This "opt-in" regime covers both email and SMS messages received on any mobile or fixed terminal. Member States can also ban unsolicited commercial e-mails to businesses.
It is estimated that before the end of the summer, more than 50 percent of global email traffic will be spam. As well as a complete waste of time, spam can cost companies money in wasted employee productivity and misused computer resources.
The EU cites estimates that spam cost EU-based businesses up to ? 2.5 billion in 2002, in the form of lost productivity and misused computer resources.
Get tha bugga!
Online July 16th 2003 (http://www.bullguard.com/tracking.aspx?subaffiliate=newsletter17072003&url=http://news.bullguard.com)
The European Commission is preparing plans to fight spam. Member states of The European Union (EU) must implement the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications by putting a "ban on spam" into national legislation before the end of October, 2003, The Register reports. (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31750.html)
With a limited exception covering existing customer relationships, this directive states that email marketing is allowed only with prior consent. This "opt-in" regime covers both email and SMS messages received on any mobile or fixed terminal. Member States can also ban unsolicited commercial e-mails to businesses.
It is estimated that before the end of the summer, more than 50 percent of global email traffic will be spam. As well as a complete waste of time, spam can cost companies money in wasted employee productivity and misused computer resources.
The EU cites estimates that spam cost EU-based businesses up to ? 2.5 billion in 2002, in the form of lost productivity and misused computer resources.
Get tha bugga!