New Michigan Law Means Kids Can Opt Out of Spam

tekiegreg writes "Thanks to a new Michigan Law, parents can now opt their kids out of Spam. One wonders whether or not such severe penalty will make Spammers think twice ($30,000 fine and 3 yrs/jail)." I wonder how much legislation will actually help keep kids from being spammed, but if it works, I'm happy to say I'm under age 13 if it means I get less spam.

Comments

Heck yeah

[MyLongNickName]

I already ACT under 13. Does that get me out of spam?

spam for tweens

[jayakamal]

filtered spam for tweens, no tobacco just junk food spam

Can they opt out of dupes?

[Anonymous Coward]

Because if so, I'll gladly become a kid from Michigan.

Send Email to Utah, Go to Jail

The Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy is reporting that two new laws in Utah and Michigan are going into effect next week, creating 'do not email' registries for children's email addresses. According to ISIPP, 'Email marketers who send unpermitted messages to email addresses or domains on the child protection registries in Michigan and Utah face stiff penalties including prison and fines.'" (Note that ISIPP has a vested interest in publicizing these laws, since they offer a service intended to establish that senders are in fact within the law.)

When I was a kid...

[Anonymous Coward]

I didn't especially mind spam, but I sure wished I could opt out of pickled beets.

Re:Oh Great

[MyLongNickName]

So, you are saying Michael Jackson is behind all this?

Lying ABout Your Age

[nuintari]

Wow, this gives a whole new reason to claim to be a 13 year old girl on the internet.