It is not clear to me whether an email address constitutes data that falls
under the protection as defined by the Data Protection Act. Other countries
have very specific legislation against spam. I think it's hard for
authorities to tackle local spammers when there is no legislation
prohibiting them from engaging in such practices.
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:30 AM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Ish,
>
> At https://hacklog.mu/cert-mu-no-action-against-spam-mauritius/ you
> commented that "In the absence of clearly defined laws and inaction from
> authorities, businesses in Mauritius feel it is okay to just send you
> offers by email". I don't think that it is because the absence of clearly
> defined laws as there is a Data Protection Act. As for "inaction from
> authorities", it can happen if the person making a complaint is not
> interested in following up on it.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
>
Received on Fri Mar 03 2017 - 04:24:03 PST