The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be introducing changes to the regulation of restricted content available online and via mobile premium services next week, even after an overwhelming negative response from the media and industry.
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) warned that violators of the Australian Spam Act will be pursued, following a meeting with the Federal Police High Tech Crime Unit earlier this week.
A new code requiring Internet and e-mail service providers to undertake a range of spam-fighting measures will come into force in July.
Mobile phone content is now subject to the same classifications as film and computer games, Australia's broadcasting regulator says.
The Internet Industry Association's (IIA) is asking its members to commit to a revised version of the industry's online content regulation code that will remove their discretion to set prices for content filtering software.
Sydney has been the host city for recent discussions between the OECD expert group on global information security, Australia's Internet Industry Association and the US Internet Industry Association on how the new security environment will impact the Internet in Australia, and how our information infrastructure can be made more secure from terrorist attacks.
Australia's peak Internet industry body has upped the ante against unsolicited bulk e-mail senders, a move sparked by lawsuits against spammers in the United States.
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