Yes and no. The official line is here:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/privacy_and_electronic_communications.aspx Cheers, Phil -- Phil Randal | Networks Engineer NHS Herefordshire & Herefordshire Council | Deputy Chief Executive's Office | I.C.T. Services Division Thorn Office Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432 260160 email: pran...@herefordshire.gov.uk Any opinion expressed in this e-mail or any attached files are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Herefordshire Council. This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This communication may contain material protected by law from being passed on. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this e-mail in error, you are advised that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of it. -----Original Message----- From: Per Jessen [mailto:p...@computer.org] Sent: 23 October 2009 09:38 To: users@spamassassin.apache.org Subject: Is spamming legal in the UK ? I was just spammed by T-mobile (UK). Seems incredible that an otherwise reputable company would sink so low - does anyone know if spamming (given the right conditions) is legal in the UK ? /Per Jessen, Zürich Any opinion expressed in this e-mail or any attached files are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Herefordshire Council. You should be aware that Herefordshire Council monitors its email service. This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This communication may contain material protected by law from being passed on. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this e-mail in error, you are advised that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of it.
