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UK Government Struggles to Prosecute Spammers

Tom Espiner writes on ZDNet UK:

The UK's privacy watchdog has admitted that it has not successfully prosecuted any UK spammers, despite regulations designed to curb spam being brought in three years ago.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has frequently said it has a lack of power to combat spam, and blames its lack of power on the UK Government. "We have not prosecuted spammers," said an ICO spokesman. "We have limited powers as you know to deal with people who pedal unsolicited marketing emails."

posted by Fergie @ 12/06/2006 07:27:00 PM