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on Monday, May 22, 2000 at 12:52, David Bell at db28@alphainfo.co.uk wrote:
den 22/5/00 klokken 12:52, skrev David Bell fra db28@alphainfo.co.uk følgende:
>In the UK we have some legal protection from junk snail mail and from having
>ones personal details passed on to junk mailers without consent. There have
>certainly been occasions when I've taken advantage of these rights to be
>removed
>from junk mailer's lists. I'm also careful what personal information I
>disclose
>to third parties where it looks as if the information is likely to be
used for
>junk mail purposes. Why would I want to take a different view over junk
email?
This is the case for the entire EU area and not just the UK. There is a
serious difference in culture, with regards to the Internet, between the
EU and the US. This includes what site managers can demand before
releasing software updates (see http://www.alsoft.com for the proper
usage within the EU for software updates) as well as for personal
information required to purchase online. Many new EU customers get a
shock when a company demands a faxed copy of their credit card, as this
is against EU regulations when purchasing something online.
>Perhaps I'm extra senstive to SPAM at the moment because about 5 weeks ago
>someone started sending out SPAM with a forged return address within our
>domain.
>Having to deal with 600 bounced messages and requests from the spammers
>victims
>to unsubscribe from the list (as if I could do anything about it!) in the
>sapce
>of about 3 weeks has made me just the teensiest bit more militant about the
>whole thing! Perhaps you might have a different view at the end of that too!
Not at all. This is quite an understandable reaction. As a side note,
many so called anti-spam sites require information that does not comply
with EU regulations either. Not to mention that many Europeans are very
concerned after revelations about the NSA Echelon program of monitoring
all electronic communications. While the reaction may be a slight over
reaction, it is still of much concern for individuals as well as
companies within the EU.
Cheers,
Brian
"That is logic that even a chicken could understand!" - Popular Danish
witticism.
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