Enforcement

Effective enforcement is one of the main elements in the fight against spam, and, considering the global reach of the problem, international cooperation in this field is crucial: spammers and other fraudster are increasingly exploiting the international nature of the Internet to hide and escape investigations and sanctions.

Anti-Spam Toolkit materials:

  OECD Council Recommendation on Cross-border Co-operation in the Enforcement of Laws Against Spam (available in English and French).

  Enforcement Authorities Contact List.

  Background report on anti-spam enforcement, available in English and French.

News

Federal Trade Commission Spam Summit 2007
16th July 2007
The Federal Trade Commission “Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions,” was held in Washington, DC, on July 11 and 12, 2007. The agenda and presentations for the meeting are available online on the FTC website

New Zealand - "Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill"
27th February 2007
On 23 February the New Zealand Information Technology Minister, David Cunliffe, unveiled the shape of forthcoming legislation to combat spam.

US SEC Charges Ex-Con in Stock Manipulation Scheme Involving San Francisco-Based Tech Company
22nd August 2006
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)brought a lawsuit against a US couple over their alleged use of junk spam tactics to artificially increase the value of stock they held in start-up firm WebSky Inc.

China Punishes Spammers
22nd August 2006
The Guangdong Communications Administration has punished Shenzhen Hesheng Zhihui Enterprise Management Consulting Company for sending unsolicited bulk email.

Ouverture du site www.signal-spam.fr
22nd August 2006
Le site web signal-spam.fr constitue un centre de ressources et d’information unique permettant aux utilisateurs d’Internet et de messagerie électronique de se prémunir du spam.

Latest update : 11th August 2005