Spam becomes illegal in Switzerland
Unlike in Switzerland, clear legal regulations against spammers are already in effect in the EU and the U.S. With the entry into force of the revised Telecommunications Act, this will change: Starting on April 1, 2007, spamming via email or text message will also be a criminal offense in this country.
Unlike in Switzerland, clear legal regulations against spammers are already in force in the EU area and in the USA. This will change when the revised Telecommunications Act comes into force: It is expected that from April 1, 2007, spamming via e-mail or SMS will also be punishable in this country. The most important points: In the future, anyone who sends mass advertising without the recipients' consent or gives a corresponding order will face a fine or imprisonment. In addition, a correct sender must be indicated and recipients must be given the opportunity to stop further mailings. Scattered advertising to existing customers is exempt, as long as the company's own goods or services are being advertised. Anyone who wants to defend themselves against unfair mass advertising in the future can request information about the sender's name and address from the provider or telephone company.
According to the SDA, the final enforcement ordinance will be passed in March. Whether the politically controversial ordinance will have a noticeable impact on the flood of advertising is doubtful: depending on the estimate, only just one percent of spam mails received in this country originate from Switzerland, most of them come from China and South Korea, and advertising SMS messages are also often sent from foreign cell phone networks.
According to the SDA, the final enforcement ordinance will be passed in March. Whether the politically controversial ordinance will have a noticeable impact on the flood of advertising is doubtful: depending on the estimate, only just one percent of spam mails received in this country originate from Switzerland, most of them come from China and South Korea, and advertising SMS messages are also often sent from foreign cell phone networks.
