Canada's fledgling anti-spam laws have brought their first success, with a $1.1 million fine levied against a Canadian business training firm.
The firm featured in 26% of almost 250,000 complaints received under the system since its launch last July.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which operates Canada's spam regulations, found that Quebec-based Compu-Finder had made four violations of the anti-spam regulations, including sending bulk mails to addresses without proper consent and failing to provide functioning unsubscribe systems.
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