As the government dithers on anti-spam legislation, Senator Yoine Goldstein's anti-spam bill has been reintroduced in the Senate.
Senate Spam Bill Reintroduced
February 10, 2009
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Actually, it hasn’t received second reading.
The bill has been read a first time, and debate begun on second reading, but it is still a long way from receiving second reading.
Anti spam? Our government?
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I thought our government made it clear in the Do Not Call scam that they were in the business of supporting the spammers, not stopping them.