California Enacts Tough Anti-Spam Law

September 24, 2003 - Privacy News

California's recently-signed bill prohibits all unsolicited commercial email, and takes effect January 1. Penalties may include up to $1 million per incident. The bill will allow the state attorney general to go after spammers in the state as well as those offshore.

More information is available at <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56503-2003Sep24.html>.

Last updated September 25, 2003