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Australian watchdog says Kogan breaches spam laws

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) reports that Kogan Australia has agreed to a court-enforceable undertaking and paid AUD 310,800 infringement notice for breaches of Australian spam laws. An ACMA investigation found Kogan sent more than 42 million marketing emails to consumers from which they could not easily unsubscribe. Instead, Kogan required consumers to take additional steps setting a password and logging into a Kogan account, ACMA added.

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Companies: ACMA / Australian Communications and Media Authority
Countries: Australia
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