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SMS SPAM to be Banned Down Under?

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?

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  1. Re:This is nice and all... by rkz · · Score: 1, Troll

    No because i can still go to downloads.com and get kazaa....

    Sharman Networks has an office in Estonia where the guy who designed the encryption inside the kazaa protocal and two other programmers live.

    This office is not actually a part of Sharman Networks but a contractor for a company in the Netherlands, this company sold the Kazaa software to, Sharman Networks who are based in a south pacific island called Vanatu

    Vanatu famous for being an offshore tax, sex slave trade and gambling haven. The Exectutives of Sharman Networks only work in Australia.