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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."

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  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.

  2. 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.