Canadian Parliament Prorogated, Future of ECPA (Bill C-27) questionable
Parliament has been prorogated until March 2010, and it is unlikely (but not impossible) that the anti-spam bill, C-27 will survive the process. CAUCE will comment on this more fully in the new year, but while the delay is most unfortunate, this may not be an entirely...
This Decade in Spam: 2007
Scott Richter made the news again in 2007, MySpace sued him for phishing and spamming their members. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission became active in shutting down pump & dump spamming organizations. Several major companies, including the Bank of...
This Decade in Spam: 2006
Spam grows 143% in 2006. Christopher ‘Rizler’ Smith threatens to kill a witness in his trial, Alan Ralsky partner Daniel Lin pleads guilty. Datran Media settles a lawsuit filed against them over what is called "the largest deliberate breach of Internet privacy discovered by U.S. authorities". Goodmail stuns California senators, Blue Frog hops off into the sunset, pump & dump is discovered to increase stock prices. Sanford Wallace is fined for distributing spyware, AOL wants to dig up some turf. e360 Insight wins its case against The Spamhaus Project. Australia wins against Wayne Mansfield.
This Decade in Spam: 2005
2005 saw Scott Richter file bankruptcy to avoid paying fines, Alan Ralsky arrested, and CAN-SPAM evaluated for renovations. AOL gave away gold. Spammer gold.
This Decade in Spam: 2004
2004 saw Bill Gates make an infamous prediction, CAN-SPAM came into play and is immediately criticized by those who must enforce it, DomainKeys & Sender ID battle it out in a popularity contest, and penis enlargement pills may not work as advertised. Scott Richter appears on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, debates a spam cop, and goes into the shmata business. None end well.
This Decade in Spam: 2003
2003 was the year of CAN-SPAM, AMEY (AOL, Earthlink, Microsoft & Yahoo!) legal initiatives, the FTC Spam Conference, Scott Richter being sued for spamming, and the Sobig and Blaster viruses.
This Decade in Spam: 2002
2002 marks a year when politicians Sean Connery, Bill Jones & Elizabeth Dole used spam to various effect, Ellen Spertus won $4.26 in her suit against a spammer, Joey McNichol was sued for calling someone a spammer in Australia, and Joel Hodgell lost a case and had...
A Look Inside the European Response to Spam
by J.D. FalkLast week the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), which assists the European Commission and its member states with network and information security issues, published its third Anti-Spam Measures Survey. The survey provides insight...
This Decade in Spam: 2001
2001 was a year fraught with legal wrangling in Washington State, Arizona, the U.S. congress, and the EU, false positives, ORBS operator Alan Brown being sued and threatened with arrest, and a spate of new email viruses.
This Decade in Spam: 2000
Today, we open our look back at the past decade in spam with the year 2000. Y2K is possibly best described as the year the Mail Abuse Protection System got sued. A lot. MAPS, as many will remember, was the preeminent anti-spam blacklist at the time, in use by...
This Decade in Spam
CAUCE looks back at the notable events of the last decade in our industry.
#C27 – ECPA, C-27 Finished Second Senate Reading, Referred to Committee
Debates of the Senate (Hansard)2nd Session, 40th Parliament,Volume 146, Issue 83Tuesday, December 15, 2009Electronic Commerce Protection BillSecond Reading—Debate ContinuedOn the Order:Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the...
