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New Michigan Law Means Kids Can Opt Out of Spam

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the less-pr0n-for-kids dept.

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.

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by JrbM689 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... Spam opts out of YOU!

  2. Big consequences, big deal. by sqlrob · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's even bigger for unauthorized access to computer resources.

    How much spam comes from computers that are compromised? 80% was the last number I heard. The law against it hasn't done squat.