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> Spam is by definition unsolicited email (often commercial in nature) from someone you never have had any sort of (business) relationship with. Can you provid
by krisoft 4y ago
> Spam is by definition unsolicited email (often commercial in nature) from someone you never have had any sort of (business) relationship with.
Can you provide a reference to that definition?
I have checked on merriam-webster, oxfordreference.com, oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com, and wikipedia. None of them include the "from someone you never have had any sort of (business) relationship with" clause. Or even anything which could be read that way.
> Yes, it is super annoying that they automatically sign up your address for marketing
Yes, super annoying. And also spam. If I didn't ask for it it is spam. If they trick you to "agree" to it (for example by having a checkbox where checking the box means you don't want to receive emails) without you realising, that is still spam.
> there is a way to unsubscribe
Sometimes. Doesn't make it any less spammy.
- Aachen 4y ago> None of them include the "from someone you never have had any sort of (business) relationship with" clause. Spam is illegal, but I'm pretty sure none of the mentioned sources make the law about what is and isn't allowed to be sent. Maybe you can find the actual definition in the laws that apply in your jurisdiction.
- MereInterest 4y agoThe laws regarding spam are not the definition of "spam". Rather, the laws describe a subset of spam that can be clearly and definitively identified as "spam". It does not include cases that are just barely within a grey area, but which any reasonable person would label as "spam". The law follows the existing understanding of what constitutes spam, just as it does for "murder", "theft", and a myriad of other cases. The law does not define these terms, only how they will be applied within the context of the legal system.