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  • Coke, Vodafone, pinned for spamming

    Coca-Cola has been issued with a formal warning over a spam marketing campaign but it was spared a monetary penalty, unlike the three other companies involved, which included Vodafone.

  • SmartyHost busted for spamming

    MYOB subsidiary SmartyHost has been castigated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for breaching the Spam Act.

  • Optus fined $110,000 for spam

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined Optus a combined $110,000 for two infringements relating to sending what the authority deemed was SMS spam to mobile phones.

  • Google: We will never sell election information

    New information at Google's disposal from its Google Election platform has raised alarm bells amongst privacy rights groups.

  • Missed call spam nets AU$150,000 fine

    Media and communications watchdog ACMA has handed down a fine of almost AU$150,000 to a company found to be using mobile marketing techniques banned under the Spam Act.

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    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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  • False promises about ending spam

    CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks whether the tech industry is only kidding itself about what it will take to fight the plague.

  • How to slam spam

    If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

  • AU Spam Act knocks down spammers

    The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.

  • Can e-mail survive?

    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

  • Microsoft's bounty hunter

    Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."

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Reviews (3)

  • This is a recording

    You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.

  • Who do you work for again?

    Somehow it seems to me that the naming game is just getting a bit too ridiculous.

  • Norton AntiSpam 2004

    Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.

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