Just under 86 per cent of spam sent to 1,000 enterprises between May and July came from U.S. spammers, according to a survey by CipherTrust Inc. In contrast, just over two per cent of spam originated from Canada.
Attempts to combat spam, the scourge of e-mail users the world over, would be hampered if the U.S. fails to introduce an outright ban, said a senior European Commission official Tuesday.
The Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU) agreed Thursday to pass a new law banning the use of unsolicited email and so-called inertia marketing for the promotion of financial services.