Tag: Amazon

Election footing as PM lashes Big Tech on regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister has applied a blow-torch to Big Tech at the G20 CEO Summit in Auckland, demanding the tech giants come up with industry codes of practice that...

Online retailers ‘race to the bottom’ on privacy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online retailers offer no genuine competition on privacy to Australian consumers, allowing them to conduct “pervasive” and “unnecessary” data collection, a leading privacy expert has told the competition and...

Cloud giants’ security a ‘deep concern’ to govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo says government has serious concerns with the security posture of global cloud computing giants like Amazon and Microsoft, and warned tightening data sovereignty requirements...

Gig worker conditions ‘not acceptable’: inquiry

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Gig economy workers need more protections and dispute resolution methods, according to a long running review of the Australian sector, which has warned riders and drivers for companies like...

Amazon workers sacked for talking to union: TWU

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The transport union has claimed Amazon delivery drivers were sacked after they spoke with union officials during a site visit to check on worker safety, and that at a...

Govts unmoved on facial recognition

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government still plans to create a national biometrics database allowing authorities to conduct facial recognition matches, despite increasing worldwide scrutiny on the ethical implications and effectiveness of...