The Data Protection Agency fine for the first time sending spam

Spain, United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico have signed an agreement, which also is the U.S. to combat unwanted Internet advertising.

Data Protection Agency announced shortly in several Spanish companies sanctions of 30,000 euros each for sending e-mails were not requested advertising (spam) indiscriminately, as announced by the director of the organization, Jose Luis Pinar. These are the first actions of the Spanish Agency in this matter, which will be accompanied in the coming days for inclusion on the Web Data Protection Guide to Fight Spam. Spain is one of the few countries in the world that has been entrusted to the Data Protection combat spam, alongside the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico.

These four countries have signed an agreement in which United States is also to combat Internet advertising is not required. Pinar added in this context that "there is a long way to go in the fight against spam, while also predict that the agency will impose many fines against this practice in the coming months, after assuming jurisdiction recently.