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SMS SPAM to be Banned Down Under?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

mickers writes "news.com.au reports that in Australia, phone companies which allow SMS spam to be sent across their networks face fines of up to A$10 million under a new industry code.." Are people having a huge problem with SMS spam yet, or is this sort of action more pre-emptive?

6 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. fROSTY piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    FP U MOTHER FUCKERS

  2. LOUD SUCKING SOUND EMANATING FROM BUFFALO, NY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    DAILY REMINDER: Hillary Clinton doesn't just stand by...she actively works to offshore American High-Tech!

  3. No problem. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No such problem here. And I don't think it will ever be. Australians are generally stupid (see the Iraq case) and they want to do things to impress the rest of the world because they think they're just a lonely island in another planet.

    1. Re:No problem. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      OK, this is one of the most ingorant things I've ever read. I'm Australian, and I was against the war. In fact, almost every poll showed that the majority of Australians were opposed to the war in Iraq. The problem is that our government has the power to send troops without asking parliament. Yes, it's a stupid system.

  4. Re:Not too bad... Yet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    SMS spam will no longer be a problem in Israel when we wipe Israel from the face of the Earth.

  5. just another reason... by beyonddeath · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    this is just another reason its called the stupid messaging service