Anti Spam Laws in the United States
Spam laws in the U.S.
On January 1, 2004, the CAN-SPAM Act, went into effect in the US. This law puts specific requirements on senders of commercial email, including providing a valid physical postal address, honoring unsubscribe requests within a specific timeframe.
The CAN-SPAM Act has a number of provisions that differ from those commonly found in state anti-spam laws.
- Using “harvesting” or “dictionary attacks” to find email addresses is specifically outlawed
-A company can be held liable for permitting the use of spam to promote it;
