New Canadian anti-spam legislation considered by Parliament: implications for online marketing and software distribution programs *

Canada - May 31 2009
The Canadian Parliament is now considering the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA), which was introduced by the Government of Canada on April 24, 2009 with the stated purpose "to boost confidence in online commerce by protecting the privacy and personal security concerns that are associated with spam, counterfeit websites and spyware".

Co-authors: Bradley Freedman.