Author: Coalition Against Unsolicited Email

Emeritus Board Members

The following people have served on the CAUCE board over the years: J.D. Falk (1974-2011) CAUCE founding member J.D. Falk worked on anti-spam systems and policies for suchinfluential companies as the original Mail Abuse...

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Hoodia spammer Brian McDaid goes to jail

Brian McDaid was a chiropractor who ran an affiliate spam scheme in 2005-2006 for Hoodia and other weight loss nostrums. He called his company Sili Neutraceuticals. In 2007, the FTC charged that he falsely advertised that Hoodia...

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CASL Slides into 2013

We have all been patiently waiting for new regulations on CASL, they were expected before the governments summer vacation session, but sadly we will continue to wait. Several industry organizations have been telling members that...

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CRTC responds to stakeholder concerns with final regulations under CASL

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has finalised its regulations under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), resulting in a set of rules that are more balanced, reasonable, and in line with the objectives of the legislation. CASL creates rules for sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) and installing computer programs. It also establishes a general prohibition against the alteration of transmission data and is expected to come into force later in 2012. Industry Canada is also responsible for developing regulations, and should be posting another version of its regulations within the next month or so.

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