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Privacy office at breaking point

The Australian government’s national data authority is facing “unprecedented challenges” following recent global data controversies and the commencement of the data breach notification laws, while its resources are “stretched...

Giving new life to old industries

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland’s Mackay with a population of around 85,000 has become a hub of startups and innovation focused on the area’s proximity to mining and sugar cane industries. Jarryd Townson...

O’Dwyer to squeeze tech platforms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will meet quarterly with tech giants including Facebook and Google to “hold their feet to the fire” on combating cyber-bullying and making their online platforms safer...

ACCC muscles up to Facebook

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog will use its compulsory information gathering powers to obtain data from tech giants including Google and Facebook as part of its wide-ranging “world-first” inquiry...

Chaos Monkeys and Russian trolls

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The political power building inside the big social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook is probably already too difficult to constrain says the man who led the adtech team...

ACCC targets tech platforms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s competition watchdog has launched an inquiry into the impact digital platforms like Facebook and Google are having on media and advertising disruption. The federal government has formally instructed...

United front on tech extremism

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian politicians from both sides of the aisle have united to call on big tech firms like Facebook and Google to do more to fight the spread of extremism...

Snapchatty fun with Asian apps

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
First there was Didi Chuxing, now there is Snow. Never heard of them? They are just two of the Asian developed and headquartered mobile apps that are challenging the...