CAN-SPAM WHAT WENT WRONG?

摘要

Five years ago, the U.S.techindustry,politicians and Internet users were wringingtheir hands over the escalating problem of spam. Back then,45% of all e-mails were unwanted pitches for such products as Viagra, penny stocks or porn sites. An estimated 15 billion spam messages were sent over the Internet daily in 2003, prompting 74% of online adults to favor a law that would make mass spamming illegal. Statistics like these prompted Congress to pass a landmark antispam bill known as the CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing) Act in December 2003. Fast-forward five years.