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Australia’s new ‘hacking’ powers considered too wide-ranging and coercive by OAIC
The Information Commissioner has asked the powers given to law enforcement under the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill be accompanied by appropriate privacy safeguards.
Read MoreAfterpay and Zip Co sign on to Australia’s new buy now pay later code of practice
Those accredited by the code vow to be transparent and focus on the needs of the customer.
Read MoreQUT researchers make accidental discovery of atomic-scale wires
The researchers were initially testing the properties of silver.
Read MoreGoogle joins call for clarification on much of Australia’s ‘rushed’ Online Safety Bill
Meanwhile, Digital Rights Watch has labelled the Bill as another way to undermine encryption.
Read MoreGrab partners with Indonesian government to open COVID drive-through vaccination centre
The centre is expected to provide 5,000 vaccinations per week.
Read MoreTelco association denies planned device obsolescence is a trade tactic
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association also believes Australian Consumer Law is sufficient for dealing with right to repair issues.
Read MoreAustralia’s Seabin turning garbage bins into pollution monitoring data units
2021 is the year Seabin plans to get serious as it turns to artificial intelligence to make better use of the data collected by its devices.
Read MoreIndustry wants to make space more accessible to grow Australia’s talent pool
Some firms say it’s a matter of national security.
Read MoreNBN to stop new HFC connections pause mid-year
New HFC connections were put on hold in January due to chip shortages arising from the pandemic.
Read MoreQueensland launches new COVID-19 check-in app
More than 204 businesses in the trial have registered and started using the new app, with over 29,000 customers having checked in.
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