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Anti-Spam Bill Killed In California

Posted by timothy on from the potted-meat-product dept.

Craig Newmark (craigslist) writes "In California, we had a pretty good antispam bill proposed by Sen. Debra Bowen, which was killed yesterday. A pro-spammer bill, backed by the big media sites including Microsoft, passed through committee. Here's a quick round up. We're considering a big feedback campaign, based on conversation with staffers on what works for them, since they want to hear from constituents, as opposed to spam. More to come ..."

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  1. Spam Prevention by Fux+the+Pengiun · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The news link doesn't mention this, but Senator Bowen's bill was actually written by Greg Maddox of Spam Prevention Early Warning System (SPEWS) fame

    It's odd that this would come up right now, but I've got a friend in the California state senate (he's a page), and apparently there's rumor that this bill may have been killed because some topless photos of Senator Debra Bowen have been floating around on the internet. It's ironic that the spam bill would be killed because of free porn spam.

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  2. Perhaps... by jdehnert · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..we should forward all of our spam to the reps who voted agains the bill?

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