Senate Approves ‘Do-Not-Spam’ Regulations

The Senate unanimously approved an anti-spam bill Wednesday, significantly increasing chances that Congress will enact the nation’s first law restricting unsolicited e-mail before the end of the year.


Full Story, on The Can Spam Act of 2003, passed on a 97-0 vote, authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to create a do-not-spam registry, similar to the popular do-not-call registry that was signed into law by President Bush in September.