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Woolworths Australia fined over AU$1 million for spamming
Woolworths has paid a million-dollar infringement notice and agreed to a court-enforceable undertaking with ACMA for breaches of spam laws. Read more…
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Australia views China as chief suspect in spate of cyber-attacks
Australia views China as the chief suspect in a spate of recent cyber-attacks, a suggestion swiftly dismissed by Beijing. Read more…
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Australia’s antitrust regulator warns about Google buying Fitbit
Australia’s antitrust regulator warned Google’s planned acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit may give it too much of people’s data. Read more…
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Sony fined $2.4mn for refusing refunds on faulty PlayStation games
Australian court has ruled that a unit of Japan’s Sony Corp broke the consumer law by denying customers refunds for faulty PlayStation games. Read more…
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Australia plans to tackle climate change with technology
Australia’s conservative government has released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, using gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture. Read more…
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Australia’s sports integrity boss targets match-fixing in esports
Australia’s newly appointed sports integrity boss will work with the nation’s esports industry in the fight match-fixing in online gaming. Read more…
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Two million Australians download app to trace COVID-19 patient contacts
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than two million Australians have downloaded an app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients hours after its release, the government said on Monday, as states set out plans to expand testing Read more…
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Australian government launches controversial coronavirus tracing app
The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it. Read more…
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Rising number of young men in Australia targeted for ‘sextortion’
A rising number of young men in Australia are falling victim to online “sextortion” bucking a global trend mainly targeting women and girls. Read more…
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Australian regulator sues Facebook for sharing personal data
Australian privacy regulator has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people. Read more…