The government is planning to toughen regulations on unsolicited bulk e-mail, including for matchmaking services

Date: 2007-07-19

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The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry intends to submit a bill next year that would prohibit the sending of commercial e-mail messages to people other than those who have agreed in advance to accept them, they said.

Officials believe the regulation would deter unsolicited e-mail more effectively than the current law, which prohibits sending commercial messages to people who have indicated they do not wish to receive them.

The law would also come down harder on violators, who already face penalties of up to 12 months in prison and a 1 million yen fine, they said.

Given the rapid spread of personal computers and mobile phones among the young, a large number of juveniles are spammed by matchmaking sites, the officials said.

The ministry will convene a panel of experts next week to consider specific tougher regulations and produce an interim report by the fall, they said.

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