One Step Ahead

Now the United Nations is throwing its hat in the ring regarding spam, according to an announcement from the International Telecommunications Union. The idea is that the ITU will encourage member countries to pass uniform anti-spam legislation, making it easier to prosecute spammers in their country of origin. Currently, a lot of spam crosses international boundaries, making it virtually impossible to prosecute the spammers.

Hmmm ... good idea, and I'd be the first to support it, but I really can't see this making any difference. The biggest spammer, the USA, has already passed its version of spam legislation, CAN-SPAM, which actually makes it legal to send spam. It's difficult to see the USA backing down from that position, even under international pressure.