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![]() The London Action Plan On International Spam Enforcement CooperationPDF Version [PDF 87KB]
On October 11, 2004, government and public agencies from 27 countries responsible for enforcing laws concerning spam met in London to discuss international spam enforcement cooperation. At this meeting, a broad range of spam enforcement agencies, including data protection agencies, telecommunications agencies and consumer protection agencies, met to discuss international spam enforcement cooperation. Several private sector representatives also collaborated in parts of the meeting. Global cooperation and public-private partnerships are essential to spam enforcement, as recognized in various international fora. Building on recent efforts in organizations like the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the OECD Spam Task Force, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the European Union (EU), the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN), and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Participants issue this Action Plan. The purpose of this Action Plan is to promote international spam enforcement cooperation and address spam-related problems, such as online fraud and deception, phishing, and dissemination of viruses. The Participants also open the Action Plan for participation by other interested government and public agencies, and by appropriate private sector representatives, as a way to expand the network of entities engaged in spam enforcement cooperation. A. The participating government and public agencies (hereinafter "Agencies"), intend to use their best efforts, in their respective areas of competence, to develop better international spam enforcement cooperation, and intend to use their best efforts to:
The participating Agencies intend to keep information shared in the context of this Action Plan confidential when requested to do so, to the extent consistent with their respective laws. Similarly, the participating Agencies retain the right to determine the information they share under this Action Plan. B. The participating private sector representatives (whether as a group or through its members) intend to use their best efforts to develop public-private partnerships against spam and to:
In order to prevent inappropriate access to information, a private sector representative may be excluded from participating in all or a portion of the periodic conference calls described above if a participating Agency objects. C. In order to begin work pursuant to this Action Plan, the U.K. Office of Fair Trading and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission intend to use best efforts to:
The participating Agencies expect that this procedure may be modified at any time. D. This Action Plan reflects the mutual interest of the Participants in the fight against illegal spam. It is not intended to create any new legally binding obligations by or amongst the Participants, and/or require continuing participation. Participants to this Action Plan recognize that cooperation pursuant to this Action Plan is subject to their laws and their international obligations, and that nothing in this Action Plan requires the Participants to provide confidential or commercially sensitive information. Participants in this Action Plan intend to use best efforts to share relevant findings of this group with the OECD Spam Task Force and other appropriate international groups. This Action Plan is meant to be a simple, flexible document facilitating concrete steps to start working on international spam enforcement cooperation. It is expected that the collective work program under this Action Plan may be refined, and if necessary changed by the participants, as new issues arise. Additional Agencies, and private sector representatives as defined below, may endorse and take part in this Action Plan as long as no Agency that has endorsed this Action Plan objects. "Private sector representatives" invited to participate in this Action Plan include financial institutions, Internet service providers, telecommunications companies, information security software providers, mobile operators, courier services, commercial mail receiving agencies, industry membership organizations, consumer organizations, payment system providers, credit reporting agencies, domain name registrars and registries, and providers of alternative dispute resolution services. |
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