CRTC has issued its first fine under Canada’s new anti-spam legislation. Quebec-based Compu-Finder was handed a $1.1-million penalty Thursday for violating the law, which requires companies to obtain explicit consent from users before sending them emails.
The CRTC alleges Compu-Finder sent users commercial emails without their consent and didn’t allow them to unsubscribe from the emails.
“Compu-Finder flagrantly violated the basic principles of the law by continuing to send unsolicited commercial electronic messages after the law came into force to email addresses it found by scouring websites,” read a statement from Manon Bombardier, chief compliance and enforcement officer at the CRTC.
Nicole Bogart – Global News – March 5, 2015.
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