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Canadian Spam Levels - Up? Down? You Be the Judge

Posted by timothy on from the if-convicted-you-must-wear-this-moose-attractant dept.

spamfighter writes "Survey firm Ipsos-Reid has taken the interesting stance that spam to Canadians has been attenuated by 20% because of the federal privacy law PIPEDA which is so fearsome in nature that is scares off even the biggest- baddest spammers in other countries. CAUCE Canada has their doubts."

10 of 203 comments (clear)

  1. Canadians celebrated today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    As news reached their frozen ears that for the first time, someone somewhere was afraid of something Canadian. "Eh?" said one Canadian.

    1. Re:Canadians celebrated today by ari_j · · Score: 2, Funny

      Put back on your tinfoil toque, eh!

  2. Reward the spammers by Eternally+optimistic · · Score: 3, Funny

    The old russian model springs to mind, where certain kinds of criminals where rewarded with extended action-oriented vacations in beautiful Siberia. Canada has large expanses of very simular real estate.

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    What keeps me going is my inertia.
  3. Dear Parent... by yuriismaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have found a grammatical error in your not-so-excellent post.

  4. Exchange Rates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A free iPod in the US is actually $15.43 in Canada at the current exchange rate.

    1. Re:Exchange Rates by gnuman99 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but a year ago it was $30, at a former exchange rate :P

  5. fortune says: by nsaneinside · · Score: 2, Funny
    greenrd's law
    Evey post disparaging someone else's spelling or grammar, or lauding
    one's own spelling or grammar, will inevitably contain a spelling or
    grammatical error.
    -- greenrd in http://www.kuro5hin.org/comments/2002/4/16/61744/5 230?pid=5#6
  6. Re:From The... by jericho4.0 · · Score: 2, Funny
    My ex has a fabulous series of photos of a moose mounting her mom's Honda Civic. Also photos of the mess after. This was in Banff. Moose in heat are not very rational.

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    "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing" - Alan Perlis
  7. Canadian Spam? by BeneathTheVeil · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, I certainly have seen less spam about hockey and Tim Hortons... so yeah, I guess there has been a decrease. :P

    Disclaimer: I am Canadian.

    Disclaimer's Disclaimer: I am not advocating that crappy beer.

  8. Re:Story of Deep Well by jjeffries · · Score: 2, Funny
    Not only "most," but 99%! That's a hell of a statement.

    Perhaps not, if we're still talking aboot Canada...