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FTC fines Verkada over CAN-SPAM violations

The US Federal Trade Commission very recently announced that they’re imposing a $2.95 million fine against security camera firm Verkada for, among other things, violating CAN-SPAM , the US Federal anti-spam law. The FTC notes that this is the largest ever CAN-SPAM fine that they have successfully levied. How did Verkada violate CAN-SPAM? “By flooding prospective customers with a barrage of …
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Australian spam penalty: Luxottica pays $1.5m

In April, the Australian Communications and Media Authority reported that eyewear manufacturer and retailer Luxottica "has paid a $1,512,500 penalty for sending more than 200,000 marketing messages in breach of Australian spam laws." At issue here were both sending m…

Sending spam can cost you: Halfords

I try not to do a lot of "name and shame," but when something like this hits the news, it's important to let the world know, to remind us that sending unsolicited marketing email can indeed come back to bite the sender in the rear end. In this case, it's UK bi…

ACMA fines Sportsbet $2.5 million AUD over spam

Compliance with spam laws is still a necessary thing, you know. And failing to follow the rules can get really, really expensive. A few weeks ago, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the Australian regulator of media and communications, announced that onl…

Egypt’s economic court fines insecticide company for SMS spam

Sometimes those of us with a quite-possibly-myopic worldview might assume that outside of North America and Europe, spam regulation doesn't exist. Well, here's an example where Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority filed a complaint against an insecticide c…

"Herbal King" Ringleader Fined $15 Million

Spamhaus writes: "The Herbalking aftermath continues with a federal judge ordering ringleader Lance Atkinson to pay the FTC a hefty US$15 million. After already admitting his involvement to the New Zealand authorities last year now the US Federal Trade Commission steps in …