Email spam legislation by country
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The following table represents laws in respective countries which restrict the use of Email spam.
Note: Countries marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries (January 2016).[1]
Country | Legislation | Section | Implemented | Ref | |
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Personal Data Protection Act (2000) | § 27 | October 30, 2000 | [2][3] | |
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Spam Act 2003 | Part 2 | 12 December 2003 | [4] | |
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Austrian Telecommunications Act 1997 | § 107 | [5] | ||
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Loi du 11 mars 2003 sur certains aspects juridiques des services de la société de l'information ("Law of March 11 2003") |
27 March 2003 | [5] | ||
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None (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam) | [6] | |||
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) | [7] | |||
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Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 | [8] | |||
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Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL) | [9] | |||
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Regulations on Internet email Services | 30 March 2006 | [5] | ||
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Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 | § 6 | [10] | ||
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Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services | § 7 | [10] | ||
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Danish marketing practices act | § 6 | [5] | ||
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Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications | Art. 13 | 31 October 2003 | [11] | |
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Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) | [5] | |||
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Loi du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique ("Law of June 21 2004 for confidence in the digital economy") |
Art. 22 | [5] | ||
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Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG) ("Unfair Competition Act") |
§ 7 | [5][12] | ||
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Unsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance | 22 December 2007 | [13] | ||
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Act CVIII of 2001 on Electronic Commerce | Art. 14 | [5] | ||
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None (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67) | [14] | |||
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Undang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law) | [15] | |||
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European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 | Section 13 (1) (b) | 6 November 2003 | [16] | |
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Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) | Art. 30 | December 2008 | [17][18] | |
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Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) | § 130 | [5][19] | ||
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The Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail | April 2002 | [5] | ||
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Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 | [20] | |||
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Data Protection Act (CAP 440) | § 10 | [21][22] | ||
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None | [10] | |||
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Dutch Telecommunications Act | Art. 11.7 | [5][23] | ||
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Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 | All | 5 September 2007 | [24] | |
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Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven) | Chap. 3 - § 15 | 1 March 2001 | [25] | |
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Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 | § 14 | 31 December 2007 | [26][27] | |
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None (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309) | [10] | |||
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Spam Control Act 2007 | 15 June 2007 | [28] | ||
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Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 | § 45 | [29] | ||
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Consumer Protection Act, 2008 | § 11 | October 2010 | [30] | |
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Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection of 2001 | Art. 50 | [10] | ||
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Act 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce | [5][31] | |||
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Marknadsföringslagen (1995:450) "Swedish Marketing Act" |
§ 13b | [5][32][33] | ||
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Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007) | Art. 3, Buchst. o | [34] | ||
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Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun "Act About Regulation of E-Commerce" |
[5][35][36] | |||
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Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 | ||||
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Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) | All | 16 December 2003 | [37] |
The following table represents laws in respective countries which legalize the use of Email spam.
Country | Legislation | Section | Implemented | Ref | |
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The Law of electronic commerce (2006) | Чл.5,6 | December 26, 2006 | [38] |
See also
- Email spam
- Spamming
- Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE)
- List of countries by number of Internet users
External links
References
- ^ The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Worst Countries
- ^ PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT
- ^ Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000)
- ^ SPAM ACT 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n OECD Task Force
- ^ www.spamlaws.com
- ^ Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- ^ Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
- ^ Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
- ^ a b c d e ITU SURVEY ON ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE
- ^ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32002L0058
- ^ The New German Act Against Unfair Competition, Jan Peter Heidenreich
- ^ http://www.ofta.gov.hk/EN/UEM/uemo_i.pdf
- ^ Laws For Spam Regulation
- ^ Indonesian Government Ratified Internet Law: Death to Bloggers' Voice?
- ^ SI 535/2003 in the Irish Statute Book
- ^ Template:He iconחוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים), התשמ"ב-1982
- ^ Zvi Zrahiya (2008-03-26). "Economic Affairs committee approves: NIS 200,000 fine for spam". Haaretz.
- ^ http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/1311248
- ^ http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/ins/regulatory.asp
- ^ Data Protection Act
- ^ Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
- ^ http://www.dutchdpa.nl/documenten/en_wetten_wbp.shtml?refer=true&theme=purple
- ^ New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs
- ^ https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2009-01-09-2#KAPITTEL_3
- ^ AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan
- ^ Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007
- ^ The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Act 34/2002
- ^ Swedish Marketing Act
- ^ The Marketing Act
- ^ [3]
- ^ Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
- ^ The Marketing Act
- ^ CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
- ^ ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ