Send Email to Utah, Go to Jail
Found on Slasdot on Sunday, 26 June 2005
The Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy is reporting that two new laws in Utah and Michigan are going into effect next week, creating 'do not email' registries for children's email addresses. According to ISIPP, 'Email marketers who send unpermitted messages to email addresses or domains on the child protection registries in Michigan and Utah face stiff penalties including prison and fines.'
And this will work because...? I bet the operators of spam zombies are terrified and will clean their email lists. Besides, spam is a global business and Utah and Michigan are anything but global players.