Communications
minister Stephen Timms has announced an international deal has been struck
between the UK, the US and Australia to tackle e-mail spam.
The
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to deal with the problem of unsolicited
e-mails, which costs companies millions in lost productivity.
Timms
said: "With most spam coming from
outside the UK, this deal forges our individual initiatives together and puts
the fight against spam on a global footing.”
"It’s
not going to solve spam overnight but it is going to help,” he said. “It
reinforces our determination to tackle spam with a combination of government
and industry initiatives, technical solutions, and user awareness.”
It
will mean for the first time that:
–
enforcement authorities in the UK, the US and Australia will work together to
investigate spammers in those countries
–
enforcement authorities across all three countries will take part in joint
training initiatives to combat spam
–
international solutions and strengthening capabilities will be developed to
trace and convict spammers
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–
cross-border enforcement against spammers will take effect.
