Re:Too bad Canada doesn't care... (Score 2, Informative)

I wish our wishy-washy Liberal government had the guts to extend the telemarketing rules to spam emails. I say "good show" to the EU for setting a precedent.

Ontario is drafting a proposal which would:
- require express positive consent before any personal information could be used for any other purpose than completing the initial transaction
- require express positive consent before any personal information was disclosed to a third party for marketing purposes
- means you will have to contact all of your existing customers and get their express positive consent before sending them any further marketing material.
- Extends the definition of personal information to include any information about an individual that can be manipulated and used to identify or contact an individual
- etc

Please note that not ALL corporations (in Canada, US or any other location) are interested in abusing the email system for quick-&-dirty profits. Many recognize the value of Doing The Right Thing(TM).