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Eyewear retailer Luxottica slapped with $1.5M penalty for e-marketing breaches
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-04-10 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

Luxottica has run afoul of Australian spam laws, paying a penalty of $1.5 million for sending marketing emails without an unsubscribe option.  The multinational conglomerate, […]

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Optus hit with $1.5M penalty for breaking public safety rules
Telecommunications 2024-03-06 3:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has paid a $1.5 million penalty after an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed breaches of public safety rules. ACMA announced […]

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ACMA hits teleco with $260K penalty for anti-scam compliance
Telecommunications 2024-01-17 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has hit teleco Medion Australia with a $259,440 penalty for allegedly failing to verify customer identity, claiming it caused […]

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ACMA fines Telstra $3M for $21M billing error
Telecommunications 2023-12-06 10:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has been hit with a $3 million penalty by the communications regulator for billing small businesses $21.1 million over an 11-year period for inactive […]

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Businesses to face steep penalties for failing to block scams
Policy and Regulation 2023-11-30 4:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese Government has floated a new regulatory framework under which businesses would face steep penalties for failing to do their part to prevent scams. […]

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Kmart hit with $1.3M penalty for spam violations
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-02 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has slapped Kmart Australia with a $1.3 million penalty for sending more than 200,000 marketing emails to customers who had previously unsubscribed […]

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ACMA says Vonage, Twilio breached anti-scam rules
Telecommunications 2023-10-18 9:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has called out telcos Vonage and Twilio for failing to comply with rules for combatting scam text messages. An […]

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CBA hit with $3.55M penalty for ‘alarming’ spam breaches
CBA 2023-06-07 4:58 pm By Gareth Baker

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has copped a record $3.55 million penalty for breaching spam laws after it sent more than 65 million emails without an […]

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Nine’s A Current Affair broke privacy rules in airing neighbour dispute, ACMA finds
Media 2023-05-18 11:36 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found Channel Nine breached privacy rules in a story on A Current Affair about a violent dispute between […]

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ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
Media 2022-12-21 6:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential […]

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