Scammers will have a harder time impersonating Australian businesses through text messages following a government crackdown.
Laws introduced to federal parliament on Wednesday will set up an SMS sender ID register, which will aim to better protect Australians from text message scams.
Companies that send texts out to customers with their business names as their ID would be able to lodge details so telcos can detect scammers looking to impersonate organisations like banks or the tax office.
