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Business
introduces a spam-fighting resource for Internet users
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| Spam is a nuisance
that must be beaten |
Brussels,
2 February 2004
-- The International Chamber of Commerce today launched a global spam-fighting
resource to help Internet users reduce their exposure to unwanted email.
The resource - an
evolving project - contains practical information on how to opt out of
unsolicited commercial email and spam in over 30 countries.
It lists data protection
authorities, direct marketing associations or other public and private
organizations where email users can report spammers and lodge complaints
about privacy infringements.
In a related move,
ICC joined with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
(BIAC) to outline a business strategy for dealing with spam.
At an OECD Spam Workshop
hosted by the European Commission, the two business organizations recommended
a four-point coordinated strategy:
· Public and
private sector partnerships to educate users
· Industry development of technological solutions to spam
· Industry initiatives to manage legitimate commercial email
· Effective government enforcement of anti-spam rules.
Speaking for business
at the workshop, Christopher Kuner, chairman of ICC's data protection
task force, said: "The private sector has a unique role to play in
fighting spam. Since business manages many of the networks and systems
that are most burdened with this problem, the business community has significant
and up-to-date expertise in fighting spam."
Mr Kuner said business
was well placed to develop technological solutions to spam. It looked
forward to constructive dialogue with all affected stakeholders to solve
the problem.
Click
here to access ICC's global spam-fighting resource
ICC/BIAC
discussion paper on spam
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