Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Jail for Selling Email Lists to Spammers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the losing-the-key dept.

amigoro writes "UK will start jailing the people who trade in email addresses, or any other personal data. The current Data Protection Act only fines people who do that, but the money one can make from trading in personal information was far higher than the measly GBP 5000 one had to pay if caught. The new regulations will result in a two year prison sentence for violating the Act."

2 of 172 comments (clear)

  1. New commercial by Pakaran2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fine: GBP 5000
    Legal bills: GBP 2000
    Your cellmate Bubba finding out that you're the one behind him getting all those Nigerian emails: Priceless

    1. Re:New commercial by CaptainZapp · · Score: 4, Funny

      And don't forget that Bubba layed his grubby hands on just about any pen1s enlarrrgement offer he received by email.

      --
      ich bin der musikant

      mit taschenrechner in der hand

      kraftwerk