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Aussie Spammer Faces Millions in Fines

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-bills dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An alleged Australian spammer could face millions in fines if he's found guilty of breaking the country's anti-spam laws, reports ZDNet. The Australian Communications Authority alleges that Wayne Mansfield and his company, Clarity 1, sent at least 56 million commercial e-mails in the 12 months after the Spam Act was enacted in April 2004."

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  1. Re:Death! by tobiasly · · Score: 5, Funny
    Anyone know if there's a death penalty in Australia?

    Please list suitable tortures for spammers.

    Have you people heard of the notion of "innocent until proven guilty"? It says an alleged Australian spammer. Let's make sure he really is Australian before we start jumping to conclusions.