Google and Facebook will face forced arbitration and a $10 million fine if they fail to reach an agreement on revenue-sharing with media companies within three months, under a...
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A big year for privacy just got bigger. On July 16, Europe’s top court ruled on the legality of two mechanisms for cross-border transfers of personal data. The Court of Justice...
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Australia’s Consumer Data Right scheme has received a further $20 million after the opening banking regime’s slow start this month, with only one FinTech signed up as a data...
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The biggest social media companies in the world, including Facebook and TikTok, have been summoned to appear before an Australian parliamentary committee investigating misinformation and foreign interference online. The...
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Federal guidance for the new decentralised and deregulated cybersecurity regime has been released to mixed reviews, with some concerned that the new framework puts Australian companies at a disadvantage...
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The ACCC is taking Google to court again, this time over its expanded collection and use of personal information for targeted advertising, as the competition watchdog’s crusade against the...
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More private contractors are set to be brought in to help further develop the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app, which successfully identified a new close contact for the...
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The powerful national security committee of the Parliament has restarted its inquiry into the government’s highly controversial encryption laws with a public hearing set for next week. The Parliamentary...
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The proliferation of artificial intelligence technology will have a bigger impact on the global economy and society than the internet, according to outgoing Cisco Australia chief technology officer Kevin...
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The Australian Privacy Commissioner has officially launched an investigation into controversial facial recognition tool Clearview AI. Clearview AI, based in the US and founded by an Australian, offers a...
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The NSW Government is expected to introduce minimum participation levels for local companies in large-scale public sector technology projects to ensure it gets maximum impact from its $1.6 billion...
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The delay to allowing data intermediaries to fully participate in the Consumer Data Right (CDR) will significantly curtail the effectiveness of open banking in Australia and the creation of...
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Boston Consulting Group has been handed a $200,000 pay-rise for its work on COVIDSafe, with the development of the controversial contact tracing app now costing more than $2.5 million...
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The independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s highly contentious encryption laws has been handed to government but will not be made public until August at the earliest. Independent...