Useless incoming fax messages may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. For a while fax communication was integral part of our business operation. We have a dedicated phone line to send and receive fax messages. The facility was great, communication was definitely faster than snail mails, [...]
Verizon.com is world’s fifth worst internet service provider: Spamhaus
February 17, 2010 By 3 Comments
The Spamhaus Project, an international spam monitoring and tracking organisation, has issued a damning report on the world’s top 10 worst internet service providers (ISPs). The report listed Verizon.com as number 5. Verizon in its news release last 11 August announced that is the “highest-ranked U.S.-based telecommunications company” in ethical ranking based on study by [...]
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 [...]
$110K penalty to Vodafone for Coke SMS ad
November 10, 2009 By 3 Comments
Vodafone Hutchison Australia was slapped a $110,000 penalty by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after investigation of alleged breaches of the Spam Act, a media release from the government regulator reported. The alleged breach arose from a marketing campaign where VHA together with two other companies, media agency New Dialogue and content aggregator Big [...]
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 [...]
McAfee, Inc. Launches Global S.P.A.M. Experiment
April 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fifty Volunteers around the World Say ‘Yes’ to a Diet of Spam for 30 Days SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — McAfee, Inc. today announced the launch of its global S.P.A.M. (Spammed Persistently All Month) Experiment. For the month of April, participants from around the world — ranging from homemakers, government executives, and students [...]
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