In November, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission offered advice on how to comply with the complexities of Section 8 of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation. The provision, which is set to take effect January 15, prohibits the installation of a computer program on another person's laptop, phone, desktop, gaming console, or other connected device in the course of commercial activity without the express consent of the device owner or an authorized user.

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