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EU Rolls out Anti Spam Strategy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hundred-pieces-of-spam-in-my-box dept.

An anonymous reader was one of several who noted an article about the latest developments in the EUs War on Spam. The article is pretty realistic in pointing out that EU Legislation won't be very effective unless Asia and the US do something as well.

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  1. fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    stupid war on this, war on that, war on everything before long. besides, u peace hippies always say war is bad, why now u want war, huh? bitch ass europeans.

  2. One solution to spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Mandatory castration of all spammers would be nice. At least it would weed out any genetic component that compels people to flog Viagra or penis enlargment tools over the internet. Plus, there would be massive karmic retribution if the penis-enlargment spammers ended up testicle-less.

  3. Europeans blaming someone else by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Is that news?

  4. Maybe... by setzman · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Since the EU is pushing this war, then the French won't back out of it.

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  5. Re:International Computing Organization by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because the UN is a politcal body, and will push "computing agendas" that pander to the interests of their top ranking officials. An example would be subtle anti-Microsoft and IBM ventures to out-do US business while a French politician is in charge.

  6. Re:Oh, we realize it. by siskbc · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Jesus H. Christ. Sometimes the ignorance of the slashdot readership leaves me fighting for breath. Norway, Finland and Australia had real representative democracies when white America was still beating the shit out of its slaves. (Unless, of course, "modern democracy" means slavery and genocide.)

    Then it looks like that lack of oxygen to your brain killed a few cells up there. We were a democracy when Australia was still a bunch of fucking criminals. Some say they still are. And yes, a democracy is still a democracy when it doesn't have 100% representation. That's the definition, deal with it. Check out the policies of Athens sometime, the world's first democracy. I didn't make the rules, dickhead.

    I appreciate that "America was the first modern democracy" is drummed into you in ethics class (right after they make you salute a flag), but that don't make it the truth.

    Again, check the def. of democracy. And I don't salute shit, so piss off. And where the fuck are you from, AC?

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  7. Useless by jmuscatelli · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Personally, unwanted email and unwanted phone calls are annoying, but what is the bug deal? Is it actually worth it to have this kind of action while we should be focusing our efforts on drugs, war, and hunger? I realize it gets tiring, but scrolling through email, reading the good mail, and then deleting the rest is a pretty simple task. I think this is more of a laziness issue.