Got any orange.es subscribers on your list? Or any lingering addresses from domains like wanadoo.es, eresmas.com, or mixmail.com? Not for long, as Orange (aka MasOrange) is discontinuing its ema…
In April, the Australian Communications and Media Authority reported that eyewear manufacturer and retailer Luxottica "has paid a $1,512,500 penalty for sending more than 2…
Via the BBC comes the story of how a Norwegian computer expert has set up a website to allow people to mail random Russians to tell the story of the Ukraine war from a perspecti…
Giang Thi Huong Tran of Tilleke & Gibbins explains updated spam laws in Vietnam over on Lexology: "On August 14, 2020, the government of Vietnam issued Decree 91/2020/N…
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has signed an agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The two groups pledge…
Wondering if government action against spammers still happens? Here's an example from the UK. MediaPost's EmailMarketingDaily reports that "two UK firms were fined t…
Formerly known as the London Action Plan, UCENET (Unsolicited Communication Enforcement Network) exists to promote international spam enforcement cooperation and address spam re…
Techworld reports: "Once the largest source of the world's spam, China has been gradually fading off the list of the world's top spam-producers. Right now Cisco Syst…
Remember how I mentioned SPAM-L the other day? Sometimes you learn useful stuff there. After reading a recent discussion there about "forward to a friend" functionality…
Ed Falk points out that multiple sources explain that Brazil has overtaken the US as the source of the most spam. However, Ed goes on to point out a very important point. "…
Planning to handle consumer data in the UK? Then it's time to learn about the Data Protection Act 1998. Thankfully, Wikipedia has a very helpful overview . What are the key t…
It dawns on me that there isn't an English copy of China's anti-spam law available anywhere online. Through the magic of machine translation, below you'll find a very…
Over on MediaPost's EmailInsider, Paul Beck talks about his experiences at an email marketing conference in Holland. One thing that hit home for me was Paul's comment t…