Caitlin McBride and Melanie Finn report: The Vodafone employee responsible for hacking into the phones of Louis Walsh and Glenda Gilson has been sacked, it has been revealed. The company confirmed last night that they fired the individual responsible for hacking into the voicemails of the TV stars after an internal inquiry and the involvement…
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Coke given zero penalty for SMS campaign
The AAP reports: Coca-Cola says it never intended to spam mobile phone users and will take steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has accepted enforceable undertakings from three companies – Vodafone, New Dialogue and Big Mobile – involved in the SMS promotional campaign. Each will pay a…
Call for NZ website blacklist leak
A euthanasia activist is questioning the Government’s motives behind blocking access to objectionable websites. The new Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System , worth $150,000, will be provided free to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in a couple of months. The Government said 7000 objectionable sites would be blocked to fight child sex abuse. […] The software,…