Return To Sender
from the should-we-make-spam-illegal? dept
The Guardian is commenting on Australia's recent decision to make spam illegal, along with moves in both Europe and the US to put in place some sort of anti-spam laws, and concludes that banning spam is the way to go. They admit that some spammers will move offshore and continue their incessant spamming - but believe that it will be a deterrent to a good number of spammers. I'm not sure. I'm as anti-spam as they come, but I doubt anti-spam laws will do very much. Most spammers will figure out ways around the laws. At the same time, I'm worried about the misuse of anti-spam laws. How long until someone just tries to send someone else a perfectly legitimate email and gets sued for breaking anti-spam laws?
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spam laws in au - not yet
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If it didn't work, Spam would go away
Okay, since I and everyone else I know hate spam, and everyone on this site seems the same way, WHO is buying this (#$% advertised through spam? THEY are the ones who are keeping it in business.
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spam
Use social engineering. Boycott the products. Send Vinnie around to talk to them. Publish the home phone numbers of the presidents of companies that buy spam.
As long as there is money to be made sending spam, spam will be sent. Follow the money, and cut off the supply.
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