If you own an email account and have signed up for a newsletter of any kind in the past, then you probably know at least somewhat about the new laws that Canada put into place. The only things that I know about it is what we leaned in COMM 464 class, and from some of the emails I received from different companies. From my knowledge there were laws put into place where you have to “Opt-In” into wanting emails from companies.

I’m not one to read my emails in full detail, unless there is a serious interest in the content. Some professors send me giant emails and I tend to over look most of the content, especially at the end, even thought I know it is always important. However, for some reason, when all of the corporations that I normally get emails from, had to email me to opt-in, I found myself reading them. I was caught off guard because I had received so many at once, and they all said similar things so it made me actually pay attention.

I personally think it was a great law that was added because I found myself on some newsletter lists that I didn’t really want to be on. Sorting through my emails was actually exciting for once because I was able to Opt-in for the emails I wanted, and leave the ones that uninterested me, into the dust! I think that corporations should always be accountable for the content that they send out and that it has to be easy for a customer to unsubscribe if needed. If a customer is unable to do this, then it would be almost considered as a breach of privacy. That is why I support the laws that have recently been set in place!