[LINK] Fwd: MR 171/2009: Online retailer Topbuy breaches Spam Act by sending emails to consumers without consent [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Antony Barry]

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> From: "Australian Communications & Media Authority" <media at acma.gov.au>
> Date: 1 December 2009 10:49:17 AM AEDT
> To: <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
> Subject: MR 171/2009: Online retailer Topbuy breaches Spam Act by sending emails to consumers without consent [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> Reply-To: media at acma.gov.au
> 
> The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warning to online retailer Topbuy, following an investigation that found the company had breached the Spam Act 2003 by sending three commercial electronic messages to consumers without their consent. The ACMA formed the view that the breaches it found were indicative of broader systemic issues.
> The full release can be found at: http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311970