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UK Makes Spamming a Fineable Offense

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-punish-on dept.

woodhouse writes "The BBC has an article about the new UK anti-spamming law which comes into force later this year. Under the new law, spammers can be fined up to 5000 pounds in a magistrates court, or an unlimited amount in the crown court. Sadly, prison terms won't be used to enforce of the new law."

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  1. Re:How about a restraining order by Mephie · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    They're putting restraining orders on white people?

    Profiling!!

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  2. royal paratroopers! by bsDaemon · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    if the UK has no qualms about using them to kill innocent people in the North of Ireland, then perhaps they can use them to hunt down and kill spammers. atleast then they'd be using their SS-like tactics for good instead of for evil.

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