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Canadian Anti-Spam Law of 2010: Private Right of Action

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A quick definition of Canadian Anti-Spam Law of 2010: Private Right of Action:

The Canadian Anti-Spam Law of 2010 includes a private right of action that allows individuals or organizations to take legal action against those who violate the law. This includes violations related to message content, consent, and software installation, as well as false or misleading information in sender identification or subject line, data mining, and unauthorized access of computer systems. Those who violate the law may be subject to compensatory damages and statutory damages of up to $1,000,000 per day.

A more thorough explanation:

The Canadian Anti-Spam Law of 2010 includes clauses 47-55 that allow individuals or organizations to take legal action against those who violate the law. This private right of action applies to violations of the law's core requirements for message content and "opt-in" consent, as well as provisions related to message redirection and software installation. It also applies to violations of the law's amendments to the Competition Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Examples of violations that can result in legal action include:

  • Sending messages with false or misleading information in the sender identification or subject line
  • Sending messages with materially false or misleading content
  • Obtaining electronic addresses through data mining or automated crawling
  • Obtaining personal information through unauthorized access of a computer system

If someone is found guilty of violating the law, they may be required to pay compensatory damages to the affected parties. In addition, they may be subject to statutory damages of up to $1,000,000 per day.

Overall, the Canadian Anti-Spam Law of 2010 aims to protect individuals and organizations from unwanted and harmful electronic messages. The private right of action provides an additional tool for enforcing the law and holding violators accountable.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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