Australia and Korea in anti-spam alliance
Australia and Korea in anti-spam alliance
Australia and Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to combat spam.
The agreement sets out the cooperative arrangements between the National Office of the Information Economy (NOIE), the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) and the Korea Information Security Agency (KISA) for sharing information and intelligence about spam-related activities.
It is estimated that half of all global email traffic is spam and the problem is rapidly escalating. The Australian Government is committed to taking a strong stand against unwanted and offensive electronic mail, with anti-spam legislation currently before Federal Parliament and expected to be ratified by the end of the year.
Korea has a particularly severe spam problem, but recent surveys in the country show that since the introduction of their new laws on spam in 2001, the level of spam has fallen from 90 per cent of email traffic to just over 70 per cent and is expected to keep dropping.
Many of the main elements of the proposed Australian legislation and the revised Korean legislation are similar.
Both countries are optimistic that this latest agreement will provide an excellent basis for further work on emerging problems and policy responses.
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