Tag: Google

Google misled users on location tracking: Court

Google faces fines and compliance orders after a Federal Court Judge ruled on Friday that the tech giant had misled Australian consumers when it tracked their location even after users opted out of location data. The court found Google continued to collect users’ location data even when they had...

Tech giants may get friendlier defamation laws

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Tech giants might get a friendlier defamation regime in Australia, with the options being canvassed by a significant review including a safe harbour scheme or blanket immunity similar to...

Feud 2.0: Google and Microsoft fight heats up

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google has returned fire at Microsoft after the Redmond-based behemoth singled out the search and advertising giant in calls for more technology and media regulation in the United States. Microsoft’s...

ACCC targets Google search, browser dominance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The ACCC has begun exploring the introduction of “choice screens” in the Australian market as it tightens its focus on US search giant Google. Choice screens allow users to...

The new Online Safety Bill has been a ‘rush job’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Civil and digital rights groups say the sweeping new Online Safety Bill is a “rush job”, having been introduced to federal parliament just 10 days after government received nearly...

Big Tech media bargaining code passes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s controversial Big Tech media bargaining code has passed Parliament with bipartisan support, despite a number of crossbench senators raising concerns that small and regional publishers will...

Facebook: Everyone happy but nothing is changed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
After some turmoil, Facebook won the war with the Australian government as the necessary changes were made to the legislation that avoids them needing to make changes to their...

Govt strikes deal with Facebook on bargaining code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
News content will return to Facebook for Australian users after the federal government agreed to make a series of last minute changes to the media bargaining code in order...

In search of a thriving, informed democracy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As a kid growing up in rural NSW in the 1970’s, watching Irish Comedian Dave Allen on ABC TV was a family event. One sketch I remember vividly: Allen,...

Nothing burger media code is a dog’s breakfast

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the amendments added in Parliament this week, the media bargaining code is a giant nothing burger. Facebook has taken that nothing burger and turned it into a global-scale...