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Telstra fined $1.9 million over repeated data privacy / public safety fails
ACMA fines Telstra $1.9 million for massive violations of rules protecting customer privacy and safety – rules Telstra has breached before. Read more…
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Australia to overhaul payments laws to regulate crypto and BNPL
Australia will create a licensing framework for cryptocurrency exchanges and consider launching a retail central bank digital currency. Read more…
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Australia to make social media expose defamatory comment sources
Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments Read more…
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Australia plans to throw tons of money at … well, anything and everything
Australia plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in new technology, while the largest Australian telco plans to diversify, big time. Read more…
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Australia earmarks $73 million for quantum technology development
Australia will spend $73 million to develop quantum technology, one of nine tech areas it believes are critical for national interests. Read more…
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Australia’s banking regulator checking Commonwealth Bank bitcoin trading
Australia’s banking watchdog is examining the regulatory implications of Commonwealth Bank’s planned introduction of bitcoin trading. Read more…
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Australian publisher calls on government to enforce law on Facebook
A small Australian publisher is calling for the government to enforce a new law to compel Facebook Inc to negotiate a content deal. Read more…
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Number of telco complaints down in Australia, but taking longer to resolve
Rules introduced by ACMA in 2018-19 have contributed to a decline in complaints, but the time taken by telcos to fix problems had gone up. Read more…
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DIGI, misinformation adjudication panel, launched in Australia
DIGI, backed by Facebook, Google and Twitter, has set up a special committee to adjudicate complaints over misinformation in Australia. Read more…
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Australia to make social media responsible for defamatory material
Australian government is considering a range of measures that would make social media companies more responsible for defamatory material. Read more…
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