"The UK is increasingly seen as a soft touch for spammers, many of whom have decided to set up shop here, according to anti-spam organisation Spamhaus," reports VNUnet.
"While Italy can impose fines of up to €90,000 (£59,000) and prison sentences of up to three years under the e-privacy law, spammers in the UK face fines of just £5,000 in a magistrates' court (or an unlimited penalty from a jury) and no risk of jail. 'We have seen Italian spammers moving to the UK to set up their business in order to escape the Italian anti-spam laws,' said Linford."
Told you so dept: In Online on September 25, I pointed out the cluelessness of UK government moves against spam and contrasted this with the "admirable stance taken in Italy, under the same European anti-spam directive (EU e-privacy directive 2002/58/EC)".
