Since Congress passed the Controlling the Assault of Non- Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act–known as Can-Spam–in 2003, the government has had a few small successes, including prosecutions of a handful of spammers and a drop in the amount of pornographic spam. But overall spam has increased, from about 60% of all e-mail in 2003 to more than 90% of e-mail today.Perhaps the act’s most positive effect was the guidance it provided to companies on how to send e-mail ads and correspond with customers. But that only goes so far in an industry dominated by fraudsters and criminals.
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Five Years On, Can-Spam Gets Help
Since Congress passed the Controlling the Assault of Non- Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act–known as Can-Spam–in 2003, the government has had a few small successes, including prosecutions of a handful of spammers and a drop in the amount of pornographic spam. But overall spam has increased, from about 60% of all e-mail in 2003 to more than 90% of e-mail today.