Spammers put on notice by the ACMA after SMS pests fined AU$50k

guest · Jul 16, 2018

Spammers put on notice by the ACMA after SMS pests fined AU$50k
July 16, 2018
https://www.zdnet.com/article/spammers-put-on-notice-by-the-acma-after-sms-pests-fined-au50k/

Online tradesman marketplace Service Seeking Pty Ltd has been hit with a fine for spamming people via SMS without consent.

The AU$50,400 infringement notice is for sending unsolicited text messages, for failing to clearly identify who authorised them to do so, and for not including an unsubscribe statement.

"Businesses that use SMS marketing must make sure the recipient has given permission to be contacted. In this case, the business sent commercial messages to phone numbers obtained from an online directory without the consent of the accountholder," ACMA chair Nerida O'Loughlin said in a statement.
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