CRTC Fines Canadian Company Over Spam Emails

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is fining Compu.finder $1.1 million for violating Canada’s new Anti-spam law. The agency found the Quebec-based company sent commercial emails to consumers without consent and then further violated Canadian law by failing to allow consumers to unsubscribe from those mailings. Compu-finder has 30 days to appeal CRTC’s decision.

Since the anti-spam law went into effect last July, the agency says it has received nearly 250,000 complaints about spam emails. More about the law here.