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• GraysOnline fined $165K for sending spam emails

  Grays (NSW) Pty Limited, which runs the GraysOnline shopping websites, has been ordered to pay a $165,000 infringement notice after sending marketing emails that did not comply with the Spam Act.
  

• More government services to go online: Kate Lundy

  Australians will be able to access most government services online by December 2017 under the Rudd Government’s Digital First policy.

• ACMA issues ransomware warning

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned consumers about a ransomware scam which uses the logos of ACMA and the Australian Federal Police.

• ACMA defends process after police protest spectrum decisions

  The chairman of the Australian Communications and Media Authority has said his agency’s “door remains open” after the Police Federation slammed the agency for its handling of wireless spectrum dedicated to public safety agencies.

• ACMA calls for cloud code of conduct

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has come out in favour of a cloud computing code of conduct, arguing that it will improve consumer confidence in service providers.

• 16.5k malware infections reported daily in Australia

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched a webpage which reveals that 16,500 cases of malware have been reported to internet service providers on a daily basis in 2013.

• AAPT cops formal warning from ACMA

  Internet service provider AAPT has been issued a formal warning by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), following an investigation into a data breach in July 2012 which hacktivist group Anonymous claimed credit for.
  

• AFP shuts down P2P child abuse network

  The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested 21 people involved with a peer-to-peer child abuse file sharing network.

• Harvey Norman apologises for $5 credit email

  Retailer Harvey Norman has issued an apologetic email after it accidently sent out customers a $5 credit offer for signing up to its VIP email, even though they had not opted in to receive it.
  

• Do Not Call operator fined for breaching the register

  Telemarketer Service Stream Solutions has been fined $110,000 for making calls to numbers on the Do Not Call Register – despite being the operator of the Register.

• McDonald’s Australia served Spam Act warning

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to McDonald’s Australia for sending emails which did not meet the requirements of the Spam Act.

• ACMA warns of Do Not Call Register telephone scam

  Australian consumers are being advised to hang up on scammers who claim they are owed money for receiving telemarketing calls while registered on the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA) Do Not Call Register.

• TPG in hot water for access to 000 services

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is taking TPG to the federal court for allegedly failing to give customers access to emergency call services.

• ACMA issues Vodafone with TCP Code directions

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) provided directions for Vodafone and Vodafone Network to comply with the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (TCP Code).

• ACMA clears Seven Network of alleged Facebook privacy breach

  A Seven Local News report, which used images from a Facebook rest in peace (RIP) tribute page, has been found by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) not to be in breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2010.