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  • Spam Act review lauds anti-spam success

    Estimates that up to 80 percent of all e-mails are now spam show the problem hasn't gone away, but self-congratulation was still prominent as the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) handed down its first report on the Spam Act 2003.

  • Clarity clouded by Spam Act decision

    E-mail marketer Wayne Mansfield and his company Clarity1 face penalties under Australia's anti-spam legislation following a Federal Court decision in Perth today in the first such prosecution by Australian regulatory authorities.

  • Anti-spam legislation effective, claims ACMA

    Australia's anti-spam watchdog has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003, but warned international efforts and moves to combat the "fusion of spam, fraud and cybercrime" must be stepped up.

  • Alleged Perth spammer shut down for now

    The Federal Court has issued a temporary injunction preventing Perth company Clarity1 and its managing director Wayne Mansfield from sending out commercial electronic messages from Australia that do not comply with the Spam Act 2003.

  • ACA to prosecute alleged spammer

    One of Australia's most notorious Internet marketeers will face the federal court on allegations he sent millions of unsolicited bulk e-mail.

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Spam Act prosecution will echo

    The first prosecution under the Spam Act last week may seem like nothing more than a single renegade marketeer being shut down. But it isn't...

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