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The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 by Mike & Ryan

The **Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003** is a law in the [|United Kingdom] which made it unlawful to, amongst other things, transmit an automated recorded message for direct marketing purposes via a telephone, without prior consent of the subscriber.

This is somewhat similar to the US [|Do not call] registry, however it includes all electronic communications such as email or SMS mobile phone messages.

One of the key points of this legislation is that it is unlawful to send someone direct marketing who has not specifically granted permission (via an opt-in agreement). Organisations cannot merely add peoples details to their marketing database and offer an opt out after they have started sending direct marketing. For this reason the regulations offer more consumer protection from direct marketing.

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__MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY SCAM __ Organised criminals are behind a scam that relieves elderly people of millions of pounds of life savings. They are deluded into thinking they have won a fortune on a Canadian lottery that doesn't even exist. The criminals clean up, but Inside Out reveals more. Police officers in Canada say the UK is the next major target and the criminals running this multi-billion dollar scam deliberately seek out the vulnerable and those over 60-years-of-age.Consumer groups in Britain warn people not to respond to telephone calls asking them to send money to claim "winnings" from a lottery or draw. __How it works __ The scam starts when people respond to mailings or telephone calls telling them they are being entered in a national lottery or prize draw, often from Canada, Australia or Spain. The unsuspecting punter then receives a 'phone call congratulating them on winning a big prize. The caller tells them they must send money to pay taxes, or processing fees, before the prize money can be sent out. But - here's the hit. No such lottery exists and no winnings are ever sent Canadian police sergeant Barry Elliott, who has spent years gathering information on the criminal gangs, says Britain's wealth and aging population have made it the next major target. Most victims are too embarrassed to complain

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Summary: This article basically is about how the SNP have used automated voice messages to persuade a larger amount of people to vote for them in the election. They asked people when they spoke to them about how they would vote. However, other parties such as the Lib Dems were not happy about this as it goes against the law itself and they felt that Labour could be putting people off voting for other political parties and attempt to gain more votes themselves.