Are you a spammer? What you need to know about Canada’s new anti-spam law

July 7, 2011

Tired of reading? How about a video to help you learn about Canada’s new anti-spam law?

I’m delighted to let you know about a cool feature on Pitblado’s new website called the “Whiteboard Sessions”, which are vlogs (or video blogs). We’ve just posted a 3 minute vlog of mine entitled “Are you a spammer?“, wherein I discuss:  

  • highlights of the new law
  • why you should care 
  • an overview of the rules  
  • penalties for non-compliance; and
  • proactive tips to help comply with the law

To watch “Are you a spammer?” please click here>>

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Spam, anti-spam – is it getting better, is it getting worse?

June 14, 2011

CJOB|680′s Geoff Currier recently asked me to participate in his live radio program called “The Nighthawk”. Geoff and callers raised a number of issues: “Spam, anti-spam legislation – is it getting better, is it getting worse, what do we know about how bad spam is in our computers right now?”  To hear the answer to this and other questions please listen to the live broadcast recording here>>

Thanks to Geoff Currier and CJOB|680 for the invitation to participate in the program.

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Anti-Spam Bill moves forward

November 1, 2010

Bill C-28, commonly referred to as the “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act”, went through second reading in the House of Commons last week. The Standing Committee for Industry, Science and Technology will meet tomorrow for further discussions.

Some of my previous posts regarding the anti-spam law can be viewed here. You can find detailed information on this bill, and any other, through LegisInfo, a “collaborative effort of the Parliamentary Information and Research Service and the Information and Document Resource Service of the Library of Parliament”. Stay tuned…

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Feds introduce amendments to PIPEDA, re-introduce Anti-Spam Bill

May 25, 2010

The federal government introduced legislation today to amend PIPEDA and re-introduce the Anti-Spam Bill. I’ve previously posted here regarding the anticipated changes to PIPEDA and here about the Anti-Spam Bill.

From today’s news release:

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec), today announced two steps that the Government of Canada is taking to enhance the safety and security of the online marketplace. Together, the tabling of amendments to the legislation protecting the personal information of Canadians (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, or PIPEDA) and the reintroduction of anti-spam legislation in the House of Commons (the proposed Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, or FISA) are important steps towards positioning Canada as a leader in the digital economy.

Here’s the full Industry Canada news release.

(Hat tip to David Fraser’s Canadian Privacy Law Blog )

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Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation: Webinar

March 10, 2010

Given the level of interest and need for businesses to learn about Canada’s proposed anti-spam legislation, I’ll be offering the following webinar on April 14th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST) / 3:00 – 4:00 PM (EST).  Here are the details…

Canada’s proposed anti-spam legislation, called the Electronic Consumer Protection Act, is about to fundamentally alter online marketing activities in Canada. It’s perhaps the most comprehensive type of anti-spam legislation in the world, which will regulate commercial electronic messages and impose stiff new anti-spyware provisions. It’ll also amend Canada’s PIPEDA and Competition Act. Is your business ready?

Learn more during this webinar, at which time we’ll survey the following:

  • The ECPA‘s scope
  • New consent obligations, and related exemptions
  • Anti-spyware provisions
  • Amendments to PIPEDA
  • Amendments to the Competition Act
  • The regulatory enforcement regime
  • Penalties and the new private right of action
  • Steps you can take now to prepare for the ECPA

Please register here>>

Webinar registration fee: $100 (plus applicable taxes)

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