Australian Rules to Crackdown on Spam

siffty writes "Internet service providers could face huge fines if they do not provide spam filtering or impose email sending limits under new rules set down by a communications watchdog. The Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA Media Release ) today registered the world's first legislative code of practice for internet and email service providers. Dealing with unsolicited email or spam costs business and home internet users millions of dollars each year in wasted time and upgrading security systems. But under the new code, ISPs will have to offer spam filtering options to subscribers and provide a system of handling complaints. They will also have to impose reasonable limits on the rate at which subscribers can send email."

Comments

Don't worry

[DigiShaman]

The AU government will get spammed with products on how to crack down on spam.

Re:Total internet clusterfuck down under

[Anonymous Coward]

It could be worse. They could emulate the USA's "CAN-SPAM" act, where there are no civil penalties, the criminal penalties take the FBI to actually care, and it's literally OK to spam until the victim whines, then you get to keep spamming for three more days, and after that you can't send that particular spam message again.

It's as if you can grab a passerby, open their legs, and when they say no, you still get to thrust without penalty for three more days. After the three days, if you catch them on another street (use a different email address for them) or you change your clothes (send them a different spam from a different throwaway company address) you get to start all over again.

Aussie Rules?

[lovedew]

I thought Australian's iconic sports is forcing players to cut down on fatty food.

The next law to pass...

[thedji]

I wonder if we can rally the government to ban /. from exporting duplicate posts here...