President/CEO @ Whizardries Inc, and Texas attorney. My views are my own. Repost ≠ endorsement. Likes: Internet abuse & compliance, law, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3mmr5q62z7c2uCAN-SPAM sets a floor. When expanding into other countries, they will have their own floors. Build to the stricter standard and you will be on the right one. https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/05/26/email-opt-in-requirements-outside-the-us/26 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr5q62z7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3mm7kfi7x5m2oCAN-SPAM says you can email people who haven't asked. GDPR, PECR, CASL, and Australia's Spam Act say you can't. The gap isn't a technicality — it's a philosophical divide about what privacy is. New post: https://www.spamtacular.com/?p=4311 #emailmarketing #privacy #GDPR https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/05/19/email-marketing-laws-outside-the-us/19 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7kfi7x5m2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3mlqhrndrep24The From address in an email carries no inherent authentication. SPF doesn't verify it. DKIM breaks when the message hits a mailing list. DKIM2 fixes the chain of custody problem — and changes what forensic experts can offer in litigation. New on Spamtacular.: https://www.spamtacular.com/?p=4306 https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/05/13/authenticating-email-evidence/13 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqhrndrep24https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ml26vnqlzc2dPublishing p=reject tells receivers what you want. The dis= field tells you what they decided — and they don't have to agree. https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/05/04/a-dmarc-record-is-only-a-suggestion/04 May 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml26vnqlzc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3mkkqnzkylx23The SECURE Data Act is the strongest U.S. privacy bill ever introduced. It doesn't fix the EU adequacy problem. FISA Section 702 is still the wall, and comitology runs through 27 member states whose relationships with Washington are strained. https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/04/28/the-secure-data-act-moves-the-needle-not-the-bar/28 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkqnzkylx23https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3mk3nxtnp352hEmbedding Video on Your Site Does Not Make You a VPPA Video Tape Service Provider Salazar v. Paramount Global, now before the Supreme Court, resolves only one element of a multi-element statute. It is not the element that dete… https://www.spamtacular.com/2026/04/22/vppa-video-tape-service-provider/22 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3nxtnp352hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3lbrswnc2fs2gThis week's Arcana will discuss spam filters. Here's the first clip. https://youtu.be/K0rTvMMB02A?si=M_-zIRSRcXQxYmVT25 Nov 2024 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrswnc2fs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3lbkpwtecbk2xI guess it's time to give podcasting a try. https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/11/22/introducing-arcana/22 Nov 2024 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkpwtecbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3lajnxupkg22vSometimes I wonder if I'm Utlänning, Framling, Raman, Varelse, or Djur.09 Nov 2024 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lajnxupkg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3l3qwpapbjo2vPractice note: Be careful about proofreading filings when copying and pasting from one lawsuit to another. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1378644/gov.uscourts.azd.1378644.13.0.pdf09 Sep 2024 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3qwpapbjo2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3l2umu7cz222f https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/08/29/bigger-is-rarely-better/29 Aug 2024 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2umu7cz222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3l2fotpt4oh2v https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/08/23/legitimate-interest-is-not-just-something-you-assert/23 Aug 2024 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2fotpt4oh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kxztfomlbi2nWe have our first dismissal of an Arizona-related commercial email class action case. https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/07/24/hartley-thrown-out-good-news-for-permission-bad-news-for-spammers/24 Jul 2024 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxztfomlbi2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kxijc7gafg2i https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/07/17/forget-me-handling-data-deletion-requests-as-a-data-processor/17 Jul 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxijc7gafg2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kwxc3j4zgt2f https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/07/10/cousin-domains-are-what-spammers-use/10 Jul 2024 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwxc3j4zgt2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kwf6kdw5tz2vWhat can a biased investigation into a murder teach us about privacy? https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/07/03/texting-trouble-privacy-lessons-from-the-karen-read-case/03 Jul 2024 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwf6kdw5tz2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kvc7n3eyv325It's my turn to provide a substantive article for #DeliverabilityWeek. https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/06/19/why-data-quality-depends-on-user-consent/19 Jun 2024 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvc7n3eyv325https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kva2tnoxdf25 https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/06/18/deliverability-history-habeas-deliverability-settings-and-email-testers/18 Jun 2024 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kva2tnoxdf25https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kv5oee2nzb2b https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/06/17/its-important-to-reward-good-behavior-deliverability-week/17 Jun 2024 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kv5oee2nzb2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kumbhl54wg2vApple is introducing tabs and I have thoughts. https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/06/10/apples-ios-18-mail-app-what-marketers-need-to-know-about-the-new-tabs/10 Jun 2024 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kumbhl54wg2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ku6kailwus2iOne of the really old DNSBLs is closing. https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/06/05/sorbs-closing-has-been-announced/05 Jun 2024 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ku6kailwus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ktvzfnkgwk23I've gotten *9* emails from Biden/Harris and the DNC today alone. Someone needs to explain the concept of subscriber fatigue to them.02 Jun 2024 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktvzfnkgwk23https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ktqeyhkai225 https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/05/30/i-got-a-remediation-request-from-spamhaus-now-what/30 May 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktqeyhkai225https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ktn6kxoh4s27 https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/05/29/click-here-but-maybe-not-the-hidden-hurdles-of-email-policies/29 May 2024 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktn6kxoh4s27https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3ksz2ceok4c25 https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/05/21/learning-from-roomba-style-problem-solving/21 May 2024 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksz2ceok4c25https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kshwu4g4yc2lSo.... a thing happened over the weekend.14 May 2024 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kshwu4g4yc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3krexxfmzak23 https://www.spamtacular.com/2020/02/03/enforcement-is-therapeutic/30 Apr 2024 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3krexxfmzak23https://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3krcfd3lnbc2l https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/02/05/so-an-update/29 Apr 2024 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3krcfd3lnbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3kmw3psqmtm2v https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/02/19/how-to-find-headers-in-apple-mail/05 Mar 2024 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmw3psqmtm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pro.mickeychandler.com/post/3klxgoj5amc2c https://www.spamtacular.com/2024/02/21/just-some-unsolicited-advice/21 Feb 2024 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:iqixidub2pjfkhzfru6syc5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3klxgoj5amc2c