Okay, watch out for this one. Spammers are now creating legitimate looking newsletters with links to their products carefully hidden in the content. You may think you are reading about discount fares from a reputable airline or the latest news on your favorite sports team but you may end up clicking a link for body…

Personally I find my email address abused most by “Social SPAMmers” – these are the people who I have the biggest grievance against – including my wife. These people send me emailed petitions, jokes, “good luck” messages and pitiful stories about sick puppies with eight legs who’s life can be saved only through global awareness….

Well I can tell you there were no major fireworks, no front page headlines or any kind of excitement for the release of a piece of law which will affect just about every business in New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald which is one of the major papers was more concerned with a story about…

Another News Comment: NEW LAW WON’T STOP OVERSEAS SPAMMERS IRN-SPAM-PACUNLIFFE Feb 28th 2007 5:35am Govt passes laws clamping down on spam, but admits it will not stop overseas spam The Government is confident the law now has the teeth to deal with the spam afflicting New Zealand computer users, but admits it cannot stop spam…

Press Release: Minister for Information Technology Parliament has passed a new law to fight the avalanche of spam clogging Kiwi inboxes, says Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe. The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 aims to prevent New Zealand becoming a haven for spammers by prohibiting unsolicited commercial electronic messages and requiring senders of commercial electronic…

Wow! This is a very very interesting web page that everyone should read to understand how spammers avoid the walls we put up to protect ourselves. I always wondered the purpose of the blank emails that come into my mail box. No subject heading, no from address, no content – whats the point silly spammers??…

The bill is about to go through its 3rd reading within “The House” which means Parliament. This looks like there is a very good chance the legislation will become law very soon. For more information click here.

It is not really 1 question but about 3. As the legislation draws nearer to becoming law more and more questions come to the surface. Below are questions our clients have asked us. At this stage we are researching with our law firm partners for any possible answers. Questions: If a Mobilize Mail client sends…

The New Zealand Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill draws closer to becoming law within New Zealand and all businesses who send email to their customers should now be looking at their current email practices. Why Should You Be Concerned About the Anti-Spam Law? Now you might not care or believe that the new anti-spam law will…

Well its Round 2 of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill run through Parliament. I am very happy that they have removed the “Promotional Messages” concept which seemed like an absolute nightmare in regards to business understanding what constitutes a promotional email. Plus – how on earth would a government staff member be able to decide if a message was promotional?…