The bill will apply to e-mails, text messaging and instant messaging requiring that senders of multiple commercial electronic marketing messages only send them to people who have agreed to get them. Senders of promotional electronic messages will be required to stop sending messages if recipients decide to opt out.
Won't this result in most people getting more spam?
1. Spammer sends spam 2. You 'opt-out' 3. He tells his 20 spam buddies (who may or may not be in NZ and come under fancy new law) that it's an active email address with a real person at the other end 4. His 20 spam buddies give you 20 times the spam
Even worse:
1. International spammer sends spam looking like it comes from NZ 2. Joe public 'opts-out' 3. International spammer spams twice as hard and tells his buddies
Or am I missing something???
I don't think you're missing much at all, based on my read. The wording in one part of the document (which requires 'opt in') implies that the intentions are sound, but the statement "Senders of promotional electronic messages will be required to stop sending messages if recipients decide to opt out" is a biiiig can of worms. Anyone know if a Draft of the bill itself is available for viewing yet and if not, when it will be available and whether submissions are being accepted?