On May 11, 2004, the Government launched Canada’s Task Force on Spam. I was honoured to participate on the Task Force, which unanimously recommended anti-spam legislation its report issued on May 17, 2005. Yesterday – 2038 days after the release of the report – Bill C-28, the anti-spam bill, received […]
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Anti-Spam Bill Passes Third Reading in House of Commons
Bill C-28, the anti-spam bill without a name, has passed third reading in the House of Commons. The bill now heads to the Senate for review.
Spam Bill Passes Industry Committee Review
Bill C-28, the anti-spam bill, has been reported back to the House of Commons by the Standing Committee on Industry. There were no substantive changes made to the bill.
Quebec Court Enforces Facebook’s Billion Dollar Spam Award
A Quebec court has enforced a billion dollar award that Facebook obtained against Adam Guerbuez, a Montreal-based spammer. Facebook was awarded US$843 million by a court in California in 2008 and the social network proceeded to ask the Quebec court to enforce the judgment. The court granted the request, ordering […]
Spam Bill Debated in House of Commons
Members of Parliament spent over two hours yesterday debating Bill C-28, the anti-spam bill. A full transcript of the discussion is available here.
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