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 [...]
Australia’s fight against spamming
March 23, 2009 By 3 Comments
Australia takes spamming very seriously. And it matters not whether the parties involved are large or small. Two months ago, the Australian Communications and Media Authority issued two 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. That [...]
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