Mntsnow
10-16-2003, 10:45 AM
Congress needs to pass some strong antispam laws, even if the United States and the European Union differ on how to classify spam, two members of the British House of Commons say.
Brian White and Andrew Miller, both members of Parliament, worry that a debate over the antispam methods considered appropriate in the EU and in the United States could shelve Congressional action. Most nations in the EU are considering imposing an opt-in approach to receiving e-mail, under which senders must first obtain recipients' permission before sending them commercial e-mail. Most of the bills pending in Congress would impose an opt-out approach, under which e-mail recipients must tell senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail that they don't want any more before the sender is required to stop.
Action Urged
Read more (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112958,00.asp)
Brian White and Andrew Miller, both members of Parliament, worry that a debate over the antispam methods considered appropriate in the EU and in the United States could shelve Congressional action. Most nations in the EU are considering imposing an opt-in approach to receiving e-mail, under which senders must first obtain recipients' permission before sending them commercial e-mail. Most of the bills pending in Congress would impose an opt-out approach, under which e-mail recipients must tell senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail that they don't want any more before the sender is required to stop.
Action Urged
Read more (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112958,00.asp)