Another year, another Golden Spider Awards Show and another lashing of spam from the self-proclaimed “prestigious” awards.
I know last year I unsubscribed to their mailing list (not that I ever asked to be on it in the first place) but today I got not one, but two spam emails from them.
The Golden Spider Awards were fined something as small as €500 for doing exactly the same last year. We all knew then it was a joke and they’d be at it again this year… €500 is very little to pay for the amount of people they can spam. Here’s an article on it http://brightspark-consulting.com/blog/2007/12/golden-spiders-ordered-to-pay-e500-for-spamming-brightspark/
#1 by Maryrose Lyons at September 10th, 2008
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OK Tom, what are we going to do about it?
What about if everyone who gets spammed makes separate complaints to the Data Protection Commissioner? What if we complain to our local TD about the lack of response we’re likely to get? What if we also complain to poster boy Ryan about it? Let’s do something.
#2 by Tom Doyle at September 10th, 2008
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Hi Mary
Well I’m up for putting in a complaint. You know how much work you put in to it last year and we saw the outcome.
If you think we can make a difference to stop this from happening again, I’m in!
Tom
#3 by Maryrose Lyons at September 10th, 2008
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Yeah, but now there’s a precedent. Anyway, if everyone were to push it and the outcome was a fine per spam of €500, now that would be interesting!
If anyone would like any advice or help in this, please contact me. I’d be delighted!