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UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised

stripyd writes "The Guardian has an article about the ineffectiveness of British anti-spam regulations. Asside from the limited penalties, the Office of the Information Commissioner have yet to actually hand out a fine. From personal experience, the OIC aren't good at answering email on queries regarding the law, their web site, or suggestions that the current procedure of tracking down, printing out and mailing off (with a stamp!) a five-page pdf form to report miscreants be streamlined. The form itself is good for a few yuks, until you remember your taxes are paying for it to be outsourced to private sector hosting."

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  1. Re:British spam by CdBee · · Score: 3, Funny

    yeah, I used MAILsweeper to ban any email carrying the word T3a

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    I have been a user for about 10 years. This ends Feb 2014. The site's been ruined. I'm off. Dice, FU
  2. Enough Tea by wowbagger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but do you have No Tea?

    Otherwise, you can never get the last bit of fluff....