Australia wins its biggest anti-spamming case

December 16, 2009
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The Federal Court in Brisbane today imposed $6.5 million dollars in penalties against two respondents in an SMS spamming case.
The respondents were identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as Jobspy Pty Ltd and Scott Mark Moles with $4 million and $2.5 million in penalties, respectively.
Today’s decision is a follow through of a [...]

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First time DNCR penalty imposed

December 16, 2009

Melbourne-based call centre, 24×7 Direct Pty Ltd, has paid an $8,800 infringement notice after the Australian Communications and Media Authority found it had made a number of telemarketing calls to numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register (the register).
The ACMA has also accepted a comprehensive enforceable undertaking from 24×7 Direct, which undertaking is intended [...]

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Australia-based spam gang leader gets US$15 million fine

December 8, 2009

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently reported that Lance Atkinson, a New Zealand citizen and Australian resident, was ordered to pay US$15.15 million for his role in a spam gang that “deceptively marketed products such as male-enhancement pills, prescription drugs, and weight-loss pills.”
The FTC also reported that Atkinson’s accomplice, U.S. resident Jody Smith, [...]

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Forward a bogus email and lose your credibility

December 6, 2009

We are sure you have seen them. These are the familiar “Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: emails”, the chain emails.
We are not talking about funnies or “feel good” stories that we receive from time to time. We are talking about bogus emails and email hoaxes. We are talking about emails with messages covering subjects [...]

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International telecommunications training program in Melbourne

November 30, 2009

For the first time, senior representatives from regulatory agencies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and the Republic of Korea will attend and present at this year’s Australian Communications and Media Authority/International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Training Program.
Chris Chapman, Chairman of the ACMA, and Dr Eun-Ju Kim, Head of the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the [...]

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