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NJ lawmakers target unsolicited text message ads

A pair of state lawmakers are hoping to stop unsolicited text message advertisements from being sent to New Jersey residents by sponsoring legislation to heavily fine violators. more

Related Tags: text-messaging, mobile-advertising, new-jersey, USA


Additional million dollar penalties issued in SMS spam case

..ndents in proceedings brought by the Australian Communications and Media Authority against SMS spammers. These penalties are in addition to the $15.75 million imposed on five other respondents on 23 October this year and bring the total amount  more

Related Tags: australian-communications-and-media-authority, Australia


Vodafone Hutchison Australia Warned for Breaching Anti-Spam Laws

..lecoms regulator after it supported an SMS marketing campaign that breached the country's anti-spam laws. The Australian Communications and Media Authority accepted enforceable undertakings from three companies - Vodafone Hutchison Australia ( more

Related Tags: vodafone-hutchison-australia, acma, Australia


Injunctions Granted Against Australian SMS Spammers

..ning injunctions and declarations against a number of parties involved in the ACMA's first SMS spam case before the Federal Court. The matter relates to the sending of unsolicited commercial SMS messages. Justice Logan gave default judgment on 1 more

Related Tags: acma, text-messaging, three, Australia


Thai Operators Start Blocking Spam SMS

Thailand's three main mobile network operators are to cooperate on blocking SMS spam being sent over their networks. The three GSM based networks, AIS, DTAC and True Move are to spend THB 30 million (US$880,000) on anti-spam software to filter messages sent between their three networks.  more

Related Tags: ais, dtac, true-move, text-messaging, base, three, Thailand


First SMS Worm Detected to Infect Smartphones

..n about the phone to its makers who then use this information to send SMS spam. "Sexy View is important in many ways," Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure's Chief Research Officer said. "It is the first text message worm ever. It's also the fir more

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Australian Firm Warned to Stop Sending Spam SMS

..with the Spam Act by SMS marketers has been integral to raising awareness of SMS spam amongst the general public and the business community," said Chris Chapman, ACMA Chairman. In other recent outcomes relating to SMS, ACMA has issued infri more

Related Tags: optus, australian-communications-and-media-authority, acma, sms-spam, Australia


Australian SMS Firm Agrees to Abide by Anti-Spam Laws

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Oxygen8 Communications, after investigating complaints under the spam Act 2003 that commercial messages in the form of SMS were sent by content providers using Oxygen8 Communications' technology platforms.  more

Related Tags: australian-communications-and-media-authority, acma, billing, mobile-content, Australia


Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn

.. from potential security threats such as mobile fraud, spam and viruses." The study was carried out by comScore M:Metrics.  more

Related Tags: mms, mobile-messaging, comscore, eu, text-messages, UK


South African Operator Orders SMS Anti-Spam Platform

South African mobile operator, Cell C has ordered an anti-spam service for its SMS platform from Airwide Solutions, along with a capacity boosting router. Cell C, South Africa's smallest mobile phone operator, is making the investment to be better prepared for the festive season peaks in SMS traffic as well as to address the rising global prevalence of mobile spam.  more

Related Tags: rsa, cell-c, South Africa


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