Microsoft Finds Spam Bill Hard To Swallow

"Microsoft's Technology Care and Safety Group, headed by Ryan Hamlin, is celebrating a blow against spam in the US after securing a $US7 million settlement from former spammer Scott Richter, who Mr Hamlin describes as the third largest spammer in the US, responible for sending out more than 20 billion spam messages in just one year. However, he says the New Zealand Government's Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill is "too broad" and could impinge on "the amazing vehicle of e-mail marketing"." Source:stuff.co.nz