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US Congress approves first `can spam` legislation
Washington, Dec 09: US Congress yesterday approved the first US effort to stem the scourge of unwanted e-mail offers for prescription drugs, cheap loans and herbal remedies, one of the most far-reaching pieces of Internet legislation under the Bush administration.
Washington, Dec 09: US Congress yesterday approved the first US effort to stem the scourge of unwanted e-mail offers for prescription drugs, cheap loans and herbal
remedies, one of the most far-reaching pieces of Internet legislation under the Bush administration.
President George W Bush has already indicated he intends to sign the measure into law; the White House revamped its own e-mail system this summer over a flood of so-called spam. Clogged inboxes have become a leading irritation among Internet users, an increasing business expense for companies and a popular target for Washington's interest before an election year.
The House voted without dissent to approve slight changes Senate lawmakers made to the "can spam" legislation, which would outlaw the shadiest techniques used by the internet's most prolific e-mailers, who send tens of millions of messages each day. The bill would supplant tougher anti-spam laws already passed in some states, including a California law that takes effect Jan. 1.
Internet experts said the bill was among the broadest-reaching Internet legislation approved under President Bush, who has largely continued the Clinton's administration's hands-off approach toward regulating America's technology industry. The last such sweeping legislation was a 1998 law banning web sites from collecting personal information from children under 13.
Bureau Report
President George W Bush has already indicated he intends to sign the measure into law; the White House revamped its own e-mail system this summer over a flood of so-called spam. Clogged inboxes have become a leading irritation among Internet users, an increasing business expense for companies and a popular target for Washington's interest before an election year.
The House voted without dissent to approve slight changes Senate lawmakers made to the "can spam" legislation, which would outlaw the shadiest techniques used by the internet's most prolific e-mailers, who send tens of millions of messages each day. The bill would supplant tougher anti-spam laws already passed in some states, including a California law that takes effect Jan. 1.
Internet experts said the bill was among the broadest-reaching Internet legislation approved under President Bush, who has largely continued the Clinton's administration's hands-off approach toward regulating America's technology industry. The last such sweeping legislation was a 1998 law banning web sites from collecting personal information from children under 13.
Bureau Report