Civil rights group Electronic Frontiers Australia has claimed the legislation introduced by the Australian Parliament to fight spam will give investigators excessive search and seizure powers.
A meticulously researched submission made to the Department of Justice by a disgruntled Internet user has identified multiple breaches of section 12 of the Fair Trading Act made by an Australian business involved in blanket spamming.
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The Internet is a dangerous place, full of profiteers who sell your personal data to information brokers and cunning criminals who have nothing better to do than obtain credit cards in your name, go on spending sprees, and ruin your credit rating. So whether you're shopping or chatting online, you'll need to take certain precautions to keep your personal info from falling into the wrong hands. Try these tips.
E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.
If you've made the decision to filter your organisation's incoming e-mail, your next step is to determine exactly how. This rundown of spam control methodologies can help you in your decision on which path to take.
Technology can be tricky... it can even be sneaky, but in the end, we better see some benefit!
Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?
Is our ability to manage information keeping pace with the growing reams of stuff we're being bombarded with?
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