14 DAY TRIAL // I'm sure many of you agree that spam is definitely a problem for the Internet because more and more e-mail addresses are assaulted by millions of unwanted messages sent from every corner of the world. Some time ago, the authorities from numerous countries started a powerful offensive to block spam and to release tough laws to increase the punishments against spammers. Today, New Zealand joined the battle by announcing a new set of laws, expected to be available in six months and able to block mobile, instant messaging and e-mail spam.
"Once the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 becomes law, most likely in September, New Zealanders wishing to send bulk emails will have to abide by standard rules regarding information disclosure and availability of opt-out functions. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, which will be in charge of enforcing the rules, will have powers to prosecute spammers and will provide reporting services for spam victims to contact them regarding spam campaigns.," Virus Bulletin sustained in an article published on the main page of the company.
The country also promotes an innovative idea able to increase the security of the online bank transactions by creating a separate domain for the financial institutions. The .bank.nz domain will be monitored by security companies and will enhance the security of the clients that are continuously affected by hack attacks and phishing attempts.
It seems like Canada is also trying to promote a new set of laws able to increase the punishments for spammers and hackers but government officials sustained the action will be started in the future. As you might know, the level of the hack attacks and spamming attempts increased a lot, Russia being the country that hosts one of the highest levels of illegal activity including software piracy, spamming and hacker attacks.