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When I read things like this, I think “that’s yet another point on the ‘what has the EU done for us’ list”. A quick Google gave me https://eur-lex.europa.eu/leg
by Someone 5y ago
When I read things like this, I think “that’s yet another point on the ‘what has the EU done for us’ list”. A quick Google gave me https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52004DC0028&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL..., which says:
“The Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic Communications (date of transposition 31 October 2003) requires Member States to prohibit the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail or other electronic messaging systems such as SMS and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) unless the prior consent of the subscriber to such electronic communications services has been obtained (Article 13(1) of the Directive). This is the 'opt-in' system, which was until now only applicable to faxes and automated calling machines”
People often call out the EU as being government of the people, but not by the people, but IMO it often is more for the people than what the USA has.