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HTC’s latest move to spam users with advertisements in their notifications center is something that is so self-destructive that the company needs to be told that it’s a bad idea

Starting on Jan. 15, 2015, companies will have to get consent before installing a program on a person’s computer if the software has the ability to covertly send electronic messages or has other functionality outlined in new anti-spam legislation.

Spam mail is an issue for everyone but when you are the provider of the email account, it is up to you to figure out how to block that unwanted content from reaching the user’s inbox. For Microsoft, this is an ongoing challenge as they host millions of email accounts between Hotmail and Outlook which means that if they miss one type of spam message, it will impact millions of users.