Parliament is considering a proposal made by one MP to amend the definition of "consent" as this is currently set out in the Protection of Personal Information Bill.
Why should you care? If the proposal goes through we will go backwards to an opt-out system where you will be regarded as...
National spam opt-out list provider - TrustFabric versus DMASA
Two anti-spam lists, both alike in dignity, in fair South Africa where we lay our scene…
Spammers exploit Jobs’ death : Kaspersky
The October 2011 spam report from Kaspersky Lab found that the majority of spam referring to the death of Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, contained malicious code.
I just had a consultant from 8ta phone me and try to sell me a cellphone contract. When I asked her where she got my number, she said from Rica. According to her they have access to anyone who has Rica'd their phones. If that's true, then it would also explain the extra phone spam I've been...
Basically SMS rings as follows:
Upon visiting this site you are presented with a new link to fetch the content from Mobmatic (A Wasp VAS site)
Upon clicking the button to redeem/retrieve the message you are subbed for a R7 per day service
What you don't see on your cell screen is the bottom of...
Hey all,
I have tried to unsubscribe to the news letter but it will not work, just says that the request has been processed and I should check my email for confirmation but it does not work...
Any ideas?
Why can't people be bothered to enter online competitions, are they just too lazy or worried about their information being used and spammed to hell?
I have won numerous competitions on loads of local websites, the latest one being a luxury holiday in a 5 star place in Port Elizabeth. The...
Greetings,
I received and email about databases for sale, South African based. Tracing this back I noticed that this company / individual is already listed in the ISPA Hall of shame. http://ispa.org.za/spam/hall-of-shame/
However, instead of just ranting and raving I have made contact...
Symantec July 2011 Intelligence Report: Security threat statistics
Symantec’s Intelligence report shows that malware variants are on the rise, and mobile phone users are increasingly targeted.
Opt-in: You only receive direct marketing you have consented to receive or which is relevant to a recent commercial relationship you had with the sender.
Opt-out: You only stop receiving direct marketing when you ask to stop receiving it through unsubscribing from a distribution list.
Local resources:
Direct Marketing Association of South Africa - http://www.dmasa.org/
ISPA spam page - http://ispa.org.za/spam/
ISPA Guide to Responsible E-mail Marketing - http://ispa.org.za/spam/responsible-email-marketing/
Internet Society of South Africa spam page -...