[anti-abuse-wg] how to detect spambots - SPAMTrusted

Erik Romijn wrote:
Hi,

Ian Eiloart wrote:
> Under article 13 of EU DIRECTIVE 2002/58/EC, I think that the sending of
> UCE is illegal in every member state of the EU, which exemption where
> the recipient is an existing customer of the organisation sending the
> email. Even then, the sender has to give an opt out option with every
> email, and may only market "similar products or services".
> 
> I don't know anywhere that this is properly enforced, though.

The OPTA[1], regulator of electronic communications in The Netherlands,
has a website[2] where Dutch private persons can complain about spam
received from Dutch sources.

Quickly looking back, I see that in the past they have fined an
organisation for 510.000 euro [3] and another ruling was confirmed by a
court, for a 75.000 euro fine[4]. I can't find an English reference to
that though.

So something is definitely happening there :)


[1] http://www.opta.nl/asp/en/
[2] http://www.spamklacht.nl/ (only Dutch)
[3] https://www.spamklacht.nl/asp/nieuws/id/51
[4] https://www.spamklacht.nl/asp/nieuws/id/54

cheers,
Erik Romijn

Hello,

For as far as I can see the OPTA is only working on spam if it comes from
the Netherlands AND it is received by a person in the Netherlands. This
should be changed so the receiver could live outside the Netherlands.

Also small companies in the Netherlands (as long as it is for te law the
same as a person) can complain at spamklacht.nl.

Dutch: eenmanszaken/vof mogen ook geen spam ontvangen, hetzelfde geld voor
rechtspersonen vanaf 1 juli.

On the 1st July the law in the Netherlands will be changed so all spam is
illegal :).

With kind regards,

Mark Scholten
Stream Service