The government has a decree to combat spam text messages, spam emails and spam calls

The Department of Information Security said that in this decree, spam text messages and spam emails have been defined clearly and easily to understand. Specifically, the emphasis on text messages, advertising emails that users do not want are text messages, spam emails, not all unwanted text messages or emails as defined before. Spam calls are also included in the definition and build rules governing this object. Specifically: spam calls are making calls for advertising without the prior consent of users or calling for advertising in violation of the provisions on advertising calling in this Decree.

The Decree also unifies the management of identifiers to simplify the process of naming identifiers for organizations and individuals wishing to use identifiers in the advertising field. The granting of identifiers used for advertising activities will be regulated and licensed by the Ministry of Information and Communications to become simple and convenient for organizations and individuals in need. Specifically, administrative procedures for issuing identity names also become easier for organizations and individuals in the form of online issuance (public services), saving resources and costs for organizations and individuals who have need.The Decree clearly stipulates the application of high and modern technologies such as big data processing (Bigdata), artificial intelligence (AI) to systems that block, filter spam messages, spam emails, and call spam of telecommunications and Internet service providers. This is a very new point compared to the traditional management in the past to be effective in handling hundreds of millions of spam messages …

In the Decree dedicated to one thing (Article 7) stipulates the list of no advertising. This is a national list of subscribers who do not want to receive any advertising text messages. When a user has subscribed to the list, it means that all advertising messages will not be sent to this subscriber number. This can be considered as a strong measure to learn from international experiences and practices of countries around the world to build a list without advertising.

The Decree specifically stipulates chapter IV for sanctioning administrative violations with new and strong sanctions, which are deterrent and protect users.

Including sanctions for violations such as (a fine of 5 million to 10 million for the act of “Calling advertising to the user without the explicit consent of the user. “Or” Calling to advertise to the user who refused to receive advertising calls “… Even, a fine of from 80 million to 100 million if calling advertising to phone numbers on the list without advertising …

Thus, it can be seen that Decree No. 91/2020 / ND-CP was born, and has completed the legal corridor against spam messages, spam emails, and spam calls to help strengthen the state management of The Ministry of Information and Communications in the field of information security in general and combating spam messages, spam emails, and spam calls in particular. In addition, having a great impact on organizations and individuals in the field of advertising using identifiers; Help individuals and organizations: reduce administrative procedures (remove the management code), promote the form of sending advertising messages with identifiers, ensure the sending of messages according to regulations, reduce the delivery spreading spam messages, saving time and resources for individuals, organizations and enterprises wishing to use identifiers. Individuals, organizations and businesses just need to send their dossiers to one place, it does not take time to each network operator. This Decree also provides detailed and complete guidance on procedures for the grant of identity names, the purpose of using identifiers for individuals and organizations in text and call advertising activities.