There has never been a more important time to expedite digital innovation across the economy according to competition tsar chief Rod Sims, who says the ACCC will keep its...
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Nearly one million Australians have downloaded the government’s official coronavirus information app in just 24 hours, with “rapid enhancements” to be rolled out in the coming weeks. The coronavirus...
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Over this past weekend, the federal government unveiled an Australian coronavirus app and a Whatsapp news service designed to provide citizens with up to date, real-time information about the...
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There could soon be an Australian version of Singapore’s coronavirus tracking app, with the federal government urgently reviewing the technology amidst the growing COVID-19 pandemic. An Australian Government coronavirus...
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A new app providing coronavirus information and guidance to Australians will be launched next week by the federal government after being developed by a Canberra tech company. Delv has...
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The $30 million COVID-19 public awareness campaign run by the federal government has been a “failure” and needs to make better use of digital platforms and social media to...
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At the moment the unloved MyGov platform began failing on Monday morning, executives from the Digital Transformation Agency were conducting an industry briefing as part of a tender process...
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The government decision to abandon its long-running plan to outsource the country’s visa processing system has been welcomed by the federal Opposition and public sector unions as a “win...
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The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...
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There are calls for the federal government to put on hold its plans to secure a data-sharing deal with the US during the coronavirus pandemic so proper scrutiny can...
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The federal government’s troubled digital ID project is set to be used for online age verification, with biometrics capability also to be launched by the middle of the year....
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Social network giant Facebook is facing the prospect of fines of more than $1 billion in Australia in relation to privacy breaches that date back six years to the...
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Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....
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The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...