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We tip our hat to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for its relentless fight against spamming.
The ACMA is responsible for the regulation of the broadcasting, radiocommunications, internet, and telecommunications industry in Australia. With approximately 540 staff spread over its principal offices in Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney, the organisation is not small.
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This post is out of my ordinary posts, but I thought I’ll give you an update on the latest developments in Australia’s fight against spamming.
Two days ago, the Federal Court in Brisbane imposed Australian $6.5 million in penalties to two respondents who were allegedly involved in SMS spamming. The two respondents are part of [...]
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The business adage that “money is in the list” (ie, mailing list) is untrue if such list includes email addresses which had already opted out, or have requested to opt-out or unsubscribe.
By continuing to send commercial electronic messages to those who have already requested to opt-out is a breach of the Spam Act.
The Act [...]
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To those who think that the Spam Act 2003 of Australia applies to emails only, think again.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently was successful in obtaining orders from the Federal Court of Australia against at least four Australian companies and individuals for breaching the Spam Act 2003 by sending unsolicited SMS.
Australia’s Spam Act [...]
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