EU to ban junk-mail

Ar-Cunin · 05-31-2002, 03:24 AM

Internet users shall no longer be forced to spend time (and money) downloading and opening junk-mail. In the future the consumer must have asked to recieve e-mails, before a firm may send them to the consumer.

The EU-Commision and Europe-Parlaiment have agreed on this in a new EU-direktiv on data-securiety. All that there is needed now is approval from the 15 member contries before it can be finally approved, but all 15 have given their promise that it will be implemented.

Firms will also have to have permision to use cookies to store personal information about people that use their web-sites.

This looks to be a good day

LennonCook · 05-31-2002, 03:41 AM

Only problem is the free email services, such as hotmail and yahoo... in these cases, "the consumer" would be the email provider; not the account holder.

Legolas · 05-31-2002, 03:42 AM

It sure does [img]smile.gif[/img]

No more European junkmail. But I bet there'll still be a lot coming in from the US...

caleb · 05-31-2002, 03:42 AM

Not to mention Hotmail and Yahoo are based in America...

[ 05-31-2002, 03:42 AM: Message edited by: caleb ]

LennonCook · 05-31-2002, 04:32 AM

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Originally posted by caleb:
Not to mention Hotmail and Yahoo are based in America...

Yes, that could be a problem too.

DiabloRex · 05-31-2002, 05:29 AM

About time the EU did something good too [img]smile.gif[/img]

Megabot · 05-31-2002, 07:22 PM

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About time the EU did something good too

I have dont seen anything else they have done that is greate only new horrible directives!
Happely Norway is NOT a part of EU! haha! but we must follow many of their directives anyway

!

[ 05-31-2002, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

05-31-2002, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ar-Cunin:
Internet users shall no longer be forced to spend time (and money) downloading and opening junk-mail. In the future the consumer must have asked to recieve e-mails, before a firm may send them to the consumer.

The EU-Commision and Europe-Parlaiment have agreed on this in a new EU-direktiv on data-securiety. All that there is needed now is approval from the 15 member contries before it can be finally approved, but all 15 have given their promise that it will be implemented.

Firms will also have to have permision to use cookies to store personal information about people that use their web-sites.

This looks to be a good day

Any word on how they will prosecute offenders? Will the EU be able to extradite offenders from other countries with no such laws? The problem with making laws about net stuff is that no single nation or group of nations controls it.

Megabot · 06-01-2002, 07:28 AM

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The problem with making laws about net stuff is that no single nation or group of nations controls it.

And thank god for that at last something we can have witouth those stupid goverments shall conrol!

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 06-01-2002, 10:11 AM

Who the hell is the EU to decide what goes tho ppl's emails? Who gave *them* the right to impose their will on the rest of the world? in this case I actually agree with them, But I oppose them out of principle, purely because I feel that no single governemet, country or orginaiztion should have the right to impose their will upon others!

05-31-2002, 03:24 AM	#1
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 52 Posts: 2,326	Internet users shall no longer be forced to spend time (and money) downloading and opening junk-mail. In the future the consumer must have asked to recieve e-mails, before a firm may send them to the consumer. The EU-Commision and Europe-Parlaiment have agreed on this in a new EU-direktiv on data-securiety. All that there is needed now is approval from the 15 member contries before it can be finally approved, but all 15 have given their promise that it will be implemented. Firms will also have to have permision to use cookies to store personal information about people that use their web-sites. This looks to be a good day __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

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05-31-2002, 03:41 AM	#2
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Only problem is the free email services, such as hotmail and yahoo... in these cases, "the consumer" would be the email provider; not the account holder.

05-31-2002, 03:42 AM	#3
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	It sure does [img]smile.gif[/img] No more European junkmail. But I bet there'll still be a lot coming in from the US...

05-31-2002, 03:42 AM	#4
caleb Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA, U.S.A. Age: 39 Posts: 2,615	Not to mention Hotmail and Yahoo are based in America... [ 05-31-2002, 03:42 AM: Message edited by: caleb ]

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