Kellogg Canada coughs up $60,000 for spamming violations

OTTAWA–GATINEAU - Kellogg Canada Inc. has served up $60,000 as part of a settlement over alleged violations to Canada's anti-spam legislation, plus agreed to improve its spam compliance program, the CRTC said Thursday.The food manufacturing giant, or a third-party service acting on its behalf, allegedly sent electronic messages to recipients without consent between October 1, 2014 and December 16, 2014, just months after Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) kicked in on July 1st, reads an enforcement activity on the CRTC’s site. In addition to the monetary penalty, Kellogg’s also agreed to update and implement various components of their CASL compliance program. “The...