Kmart Australia cops $1.3m penalty for spam breaches
Kmart Australia has been hit with a $1,303,500 fine for sending more than 200,000 marketing emails in breach of Australian spam laws.
An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that Kmart sent 212,471 unsolicited emails between July 2022 and May 2023 to shoppers who had already unsubscribed to their mailing list.
Spam laws require that senders of e-marketing have consent from the recipient.
