Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> writes:
at least in the US we're extremely unlikely to get legislation that
imposes substantial civil and criminal penalties, because the DMA wants
to make spam legitimate, and they have more money (thus influence) than
geeks do.
I no longer believe that. NPR's All Things Considered, for example,
had a 12 minute three part story on spam this evening, and their view
on legislation seemed very positive. One of the reporters noted that
she'd received a dozen spams today alone. Average people are being
impacted, which means the Direct Marketing Association will soon be
arguing with a torch-wielding mob.
Perry