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 a group, according to the government watch dog Australian Communications and Media Authority, that was likewise … [Read more...]
Australia not in Top 10 worst spam origin countries, but home to #6 spammer
October 27, 2009 By 7 Comments
Daily updates of the independent spam-tracking organisation, The Spamhaus Project, are like a "Who's Who?" in world economy and industrial power. The United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, China and Japan. Yes, they are all there. Except Australia. How Australia has been able to elude the Top 10 list is not due to its relatively smaller population size. … [Read more...]
Do not ignore requests to unsubscribe
August 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 The Act has established that the consent to receive further messages is considered withdrawn five days after such request is … [Read more...]
Telemarketing DNCR compliance revisited
August 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
Our report last March about Do Not Call Register compliance , or rather lack of compliance, elicited some favourable response from our readers. We suggested in that report that it is wise for call centres and telemarketers to check what systems they have in place to ensure that they comply with relevant privacy legislations. Last week, we noted that another company was penalised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) … [Read more...]
Spamming is not only in emails
June 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 2003 regulates the sending of commercial electronic messages which can be … [Read more...]
Spamming and search engine marketing
April 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever wondered what the sender of this seemingly harmless-looking email want to achieve? Have a look at the email: The message runs as follows: 新しいメールアドレスをお知らせします 新しいメールアドレス： email-add@yahoo.co.jp Hello Dear. My name is Mrs.Nawa Tomar. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you and the charity organization around your community. and I was … [Read more...]
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