Message-ID: <20210407030203.581B87FE@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:02:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Canada: CASL Enforcement > $75,000 Penalty Imposed On
Individual Spammer
by Bradley J. Freedman
On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission announced a notice of violation imposing
a $75,000 penalty on an individual for conducting high volume spam
campaigns in violation of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly
known as CASL). The $75,000 penalty is the largest penalty imposed to
date on an individual spammer.
https://www.mondaq.com/canada/security/1054030/casl-enforcement-75000-penalty-imposed-on-individual-spammer?email_access=on
***** Moderator's Note *****
I get the impression that the Canadian Govenrnment actually encorces
its laws, unlike others I could mention.
Bill Horne
Moderator
Message-ID: <20210407031146.A8E4C7FE@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:11:46 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Supreme Court Issues Huge Decision In Facebook TCPA Law
Case
by David O. Klein
On April 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court ("Supreme Court")
unanimously reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in
Facebook Inc. v. Duguid and held that for a device to constitute an
"Automatic Telephone Dialing System" ("ATDS") within the meaning of
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ("TCPA"), that device
must have the capacity to use a random or sequential number generator
to either store or produce phone numbers to be called. The TCPA
prohibits making calls or sending text messages "(other than a call
made for emergency purposes or made with the prior express consent of
the called party) using an [ATDS] . . . to any telephone number
assigned to a . . . cellular telephone service." An ATDS is defined
as "equipment which has the capacity - (A) to store or produce
telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number
generator; and (B) to dial such numbers." Courts across the country
have wrestled with the TCPA's vague statutory language for
years. However, the Supreme Court's decision in the Facebook TCPA law
case now provides some much-needed clarity and, ultimately, should
help the defense bar in TCPA actions.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/1054522/supreme-court-issues-huge-decision-in-facebook-tcpa-law-case?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210406161953.635877FE@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 16:19:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: A massive Facebook breach underscores limits to current
data breach notification laws
By Tonya Riley with Aaron Schaffer
Lawmakers and privacy experts are slamming Facebook for its handling
of a leak of more than 500 million users' personal information that
was posted online for free.
The stolen data, first spotted by cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson
Rock, stems from a 2019 vulnerability the company fixed at the time, a
Facebook spokesperson said. No data from after the vulnerability was
fixed is included, the spokesperson added.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/06/cybersecurity-202-massive-facebook-breach-underscores-limits-current-data-breach-notification-laws/?utm_campaign=wp_the_cybersecurity_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cybersecurity202
