Kmart has paid a massive fine after it was found to have breached Australian spam laws in marketing emails to customers.
The discount retailer was ordered to pay a $1.3m for sending 212,471 messages in under a year to customers who had unsubscribed from email notifications.
ACMA’s chair Nerida O’Loughlin says consumers are getting increasingly frustrated with big brands intruding on their privacy. “Kmart was given more than enough notice it may have a compliance issue and it should have done more to address its problems before we had to step in and investigate,” Ms O’Loughlin said.On top of the fine, Kmart will have to appoint an independent consultant to review its compliance with spam rules.The retailer is just the latest company to be hit with penalties over breaches of spam laws, including DoorDash, Ticketek and Uber.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kmart ‘dupe’ of $150 designer itemA new $17 item from one major department store is being compared to a designer item more than seven times more expensive.
Read more »
Wall Street Rally Expected to Boost Australian StocksA rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while oil prices eased on the lessening of fears about the Israel-Gaza war disrupting supply from the region.
Read more »
Live updates: Australian share market to rise, Wall Street ends sharply higherA rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while oil prices ease on lessening fears about the Israel-Gaza war disrupting supply from the region. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
Read more »
Australian Winemakers Hopeful as Chinese Tariffs Review AnnouncedAustralian winemakers are hopeful as a review into wine tariffs that punished them is announced, potentially signaling an end to Chinese tariffs on Australian wines. However, a sales recovery to the mainland may take longer than expected.
Read more »
Wall Street Rally Boosts Australian StocksA rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while oil prices eased on the lessening of fears about the Israel-Gaza war disrupting supply from the region.
Read more »