FTC Works With Spanish Agency to Fight Spam
The Federal Trade Commission and Spain’s Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos (AEPD) signed an agreement Thursday to promote spam enforcement activities.
The AEPD is Spain’s data protection authority. Since Spain’s anti-spam law took effect last year, the AEPD also has authority to conduct spam investigations.
In July 2004, the Commission signed a similar document with the United Kingdom and Australia. In October 2004, the FTC, the AEPD, and other international enforcement agencies met in London to develop greater international enforcement cooperation against illegal spam. Under the “London Action Plan,” 26 agencies from 19 different countries, along with private sector representatives, have agreed to use best efforts to share information about spam enforcement, participate in investigative training sessions, and undertake joint education and enforcement projects.
