Australian government may act on spam
News The proposed legislation would see a ban imposed on unsolicited electronic messaging, unless there was a pre-existing business-customer relationship between the two parties. The Australian National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) has...
[April 16, 2003, 9:25]
Australia to ban spam
News According to a release from Senator Alston's office, the legislation would: Ban the "sending of commercial electronic messages without the prior consent of end-users unless there is an existing customer-business relationship"; Impose a range of...
[July 23, 2003, 10:03]
UK spam campaigner to help Europe fight back
News Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, said on Monday he wants to see Europe adopt a similar version of the Australian anti-spam law. Under the Australian Anti-Spam Act 2003, spammers can be fined up to AUS $1.1m (£446,000) per day for sending spam.
[October 25, 2004, 17:15]
