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Anti-Spam Comparisons Here is a great overview of the CAN-SPAM program in the US and Canada’s CASL program coming into effect as of July 1st 2014. Click here to view it on SlideShare.net. http://www.slideshare.net/DentonsGlobal/comparing-casl-tocanspam-22498536 As you review the various anti-spam programs by country on the grid below, you will notice some countries have stronger penalties than Canada’s ten million dollar fines. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The following table represents laws in respective countries which restrict the use of Email spam. Note: Countries marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries. Country Legislation Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000) Australia Spam Act 2003 Austria Austrian Telecommunications Act 1997 Belgium Loi du 11 mars 2003 Brazil None (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam) Canada Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) Canada Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 China Regulations on Internet email Services - Death penalty risked by spammers Cyprus Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 Czech Republic Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services