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