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But the CAN-SPAM act has built-in penalties: > Q. What are the penalties for violating the CAN-SPAM Act? > A. Each separate email in violation of the law i
by SomeCallMeTim 4y ago
But the CAN-SPAM act has built-in penalties:
> Q. What are the penalties for violating the CAN-SPAM Act?
> A. Each separate email in violation of the law is subject to penalties of up to $46,517, and more than one person may be held responsible for violations. For example, both the company whose product is promoted in the message and the company that originated the message may be legally responsible.
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act...
That's ... not a trivial amount of money.
Wait for them to send you a dozen spam, and it's even more substantial.
- tekknik 4y agoJust send the company an email and quote this section, it gets great results. I’ve used this method to get off a few mailing lists that implement these dark patterns.
- zinclozenge 4y agoI did this a couple of years ago to my alma mater alumni association by sending an email to the president directly. So far I haven't gotten an email so I guess it's working. In my case, every time I tried unsubscribing I'd get some kind of sql error showing up inlined in the html so it was even more frustrating.
- ______-_-______ 4y agoThose penalties are only theoretical. They only matter if the FTC bothers with enforcement. Lowly citizens such as you and I cannot bring a suit and cannot cost these companies a dime. Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/inbox/can-spam_and_consumer_lawsuits https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/inbox/can-spam_and_consumer_... If the FTC cared, they would have made an example of at least one company in the intervening 20 years.
- everybodyknows 4y ago> up to $46,517 Meaning the same as "not more than". And $0 is of course not more than $46,517.