Is Canada a Spam Haven?

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December 11, 2008, 9:46 AM — The spammer that Facebook won a landmark $873 million settlement against last month operated out of Canada, leading to criticism of the country’s lax anti-spam regulations. They did attempt to address the problem of spam in 2004 when they formed the National Task Force on Spam. The group was made up out of a mix of marketers, telecom companies and public interest groups. However, for reasons unknown the government ignored their recommendation to implement anti-spam regulations.
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