Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam

Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by hoorayimhelping on Monday August 22, 2016 @04:13PM (#12339067)

>You're not allowed to send unsolicited emails.

Sorry, this is completely false information that is easily verifiable by looking at the wikipedia page for the can spam act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003#Sending_b...

>But when sending unsolicited commercial emails, it must be stated that the email is an advertisement or a marketing solicitation.

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Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by arm on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @01:49AM (#12341669)

Sorry, this is completely correct information if you don’t assume that the US in the only country in the world.

For example, Canada’s Bill C-28¹ explicitly prohibits it.

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Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by oarsinsync on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:33AM (#12341816)

Looking at the full context of the quote is useful.

> This is really pushing the boundaries of the CAN-SPAM act. You're not allowed to send unsolicited emails.

The USA is not the only country in the world, but the CAN-SPAM act totally permits unsolicited emails, which is the context of this thread.

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Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by pc86 on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:46AM (#12343647)

> if you don’t assume that the US in the only country in the world.

The US is the only country with a CAN-SPAM Act. Unless Canada has one of those too?

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