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Kogan (ASX:KGN) pays price for illegal emails
Kogan.com Ltd (ASX: KGN) has paid a $310,800 penalty for sending more than 42 million illegal spam emails.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on Wednesday announced that Kogan had violated the Spam Act by sending out emails that could not be easily unsubscribed.
The company forced recipients to create a Kogan account and password before the marketing emails were stopped.
“The ACMA received complaints from a number of recipients of Kogan’s email expressing their frustration and concern with Kogan’s practices,” ACMA chair Nerida O’Loughlin said.
“Businesses must comply with the unsubscribe requirements in the spam rules. This investigation makes clear that businesses can’t force customers to set a…
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