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CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Legislative Context and Background

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A quick definition of CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Legislative Context and Background:

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is a law made by the government to stop people from sending spam emails. Spam emails are bad because they can trick people into giving away their money or personal information. The government made this law because they were worried about how much spam was being sent and how it was hurting people and businesses. The law says that people who send emails have to give you a way to say you don't want to get their emails anymore. The law also says that people can't lie in the subject line or pretend to be someone else when they send an email. The government knows that this law alone can't stop all spam, but it's a start.

A more thorough explanation:

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is a law passed by the United States Congress to address the problem of spam email. The law provides a statement of Congressional Findings, which explains why Congress felt it was necessary to pass the law.

  • Spam email is a problem because it can be used to deceive people and steal their personal information.
  • Some spam emails are sent by people who want to sell products or services, but they use deceptive tactics to get people to open the emails.
  • Spam emails can be very annoying and time-consuming to deal with, especially if you receive a lot of them.

These examples illustrate some of the reasons why Congress felt it was necessary to pass the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. The law was designed to address the problem of spam email by requiring senders to provide certain information in their emails, such as a valid physical address and a way for recipients to opt-out of receiving future emails. The law also prohibits certain deceptive practices, such as using misleading subject lines or disguising the source of the email.

CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Enforcement by States | CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Policy Goals and Purposes

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9:32
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
HELLO
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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