Mickey Chandler

Mickey Chandler

@pro.mickeychandler.com

President/CEO @ Whizardries Inc, and Texas attorney. My views are my own. Repost ≠ endorsement. Likes: Internet abuse & compliance, law, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.

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Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

CAN-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/

spamtacular.comCAN-SPAM is the floor, but it’s only one floorCAN-SPAM compliance and international compliance are not mutually exclusive. CAN-SPAM sets a floor. And so does every other jurisdiction. Where the foreign floor is lower than or equal to CAN-SPAM’s, a CAN-SPAM-compliant program has no gap. Where the foreign floor is higher, a program built to CAN-SPAM’s standard may have a deficit it does not […]
Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

CAN-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

spamtacular.comYour US Email Compliance Assumptions Are Wrong Outside the USThe United States treats commercial email as opt-out by default, an approach that puts it at odds with email marketing laws outside the US. You may email someone who hasn’t asked for it, and CAN-SPAM permits that as long as you identify yourself, include a physical address, and honor unsubscribe requests. That framework has shaped […]
Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

The 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

spamtacular.comAuthenticating Email Evidence Gets Harder to ContestAuthenticating email evidence often presents a problem that most counsel underestimate if the opposing party refuses to agree to authenticity. The From address visible in a message carries no inherent authentication. Under Fed. R. Evid. 901, courts require the proponent to establish that the communication was sent by the person it appears to be from. […]
Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

The 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.

spamtacular.comThe SECURE Data Act Moves the Needle, Not the BarOn April 21, 2026, Representative Joyce of Pennsylvania introduced the Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act (the “SECURE Data Act”) in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. If enacted, it would be the most significant federal consumer privacy statute in U.S. history. It would not move the United States materially […]
Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

Embedding 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/

spamtacular.comAre You a VPPA Video Tape Service Provider?Embedding 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 determines whether the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) applies to your email marketing program. If Salazar wins, […]
Mickey Chandler
@pro.mickeychandler.com

What makes it all the better is that I gave the Clinton campaign the tagged address they're now (over)mailing back in 2015/16 to see who that campaign would share it with. So, I didn't ask for ANY of this.

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Mailia
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"You are receiving these emails because you are an administrator. If you no longer want to get these emails, adjust your settings to not be an administrator." I feel like companies don't understand how easy it is to report emails as spam and just how bad that is for your deliverability.

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