The Australian Communications and Media Authority is launching its new reporting tool “Spam SMS” which provides Australians with a quick and easy way to report spam SMS by forwarding messages received to 0429 999 888. The ACMA will launch “Spam SMS” at 11 am on Wednesday 9 June at the Phoenix Youth Centre in Footscray. [...]
Australia wins its biggest anti-spamming case
December 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
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 [...]
A big year for Australia against spam
November 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
In January this year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued infringement notices to the value of $110,000 to Optus Networks for allegedly sending electronic messages without accurate sender identification in contravention of the Spam Act 2003. Seven months later, the ACMA found SmartyHost guilty of breaching the Spam Act for continuing to send [...]
Australia not in Top 10 worst spam origin countries, but home to #6 spammer
October 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Million dollar penalties issued in Australia’s first SMS spam case
October 27, 2009 By 4 Comments
In a landmark decision last 23 October, the Federal Court in Brisbane imposed $15.75 million in penalties for contraventions of the Spam Act 2003. The decision was made against Mobilegate Ltd and Winning Bid Pty Ltd following the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s first court action taken against unsolicited SMS messages. ‘This is a significant [...]
Contracts with call centres important
August 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
The the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in imposing a $22,000 penalty to the Neighbourhood Energy Pty Ltd for breach of the Do Not Call Register Act also issued a formal warning to the energy company to place strong contractual provisions with its telemarketers. The warning followed the ACMA findings that the energy company [...]
ACMA warns that threatening SMS message is hoax spam
July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has received complaints concerning unsolicited SMS messages sent to Australian mobile telephone number holders. An example of one of the messages is below: “I am about to kill you. If you want to live, contact [xxx@xxx.com] to get information on what you will have to do to live. [...]
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