Spam Under Legislative Attack in Europe

Anonymous Coward writes: "CNN has an article in their Science and Technology section detailing how the European telecommunication ministers have agreed that unsolicited e-mail and wireless text messages should be prohibited under a new data protection law. They also are agreeing to allow leeway for law enforcement to access logs of e-mail and telephone traffic.

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Re:I don't get it

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Beep, sorry for trying, but there ARE laws against phone solicitation. In the US, at least.

So it'll be something like this:

[tunah]

*Telephone rings*

Me: Hello?

Guy: Hi! Is this some random guy who is posting on /.?

Me: Yup, thats me!

Guy: I wonder if I can have permission to send you an email.

Me: Why?

Guy: I need to send you an email to ask if you want to receive spam from me.

Me: WHAT? Oh, ok. By the way, what are you selling?

Guy: Email address lists.