The federal government earlier this week expanded its consumer data right (CDR) to allow accredited third parties to initiate certain actions on behalf of customers, such as making payments, switching accounts, or setting up new e...
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been carrying out digital identity age verification trials for online alcohol purchases with selected providers in Australia since September, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) ...
In an investigation conducted by Australia's Information Commissioner (OAIC), it has found the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) use of the Clearview AI platform interfered with the privacy of Australian citizens. Clearview AI's f...
At the start of this month, Australia'sSecurity Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021became law to give government "last resort" powers to direct an entity to gather information, undertake an action, or authoris...
Image: Semiconductor Industry Association The government of India on Wednesday approved a deal that will see the nation put ?2,30,000 crore, around$30 billion, behind a plan to turn India into a semiconductor manufactu...
The US Senate passed The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, approving the$768 billion annual defense spending bill that was packed with cybersecurity provisions. The bill now heads to the desk of Presiden...
Australia and the United States have entered into a landmark CLOUD Act agreement to bolster efforts in preventing serious organised crime, terrorism, ransomware attacks, critical infrastructure sabotage, and child sexual abuse. Th...
Image: CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Boeing have jointly signed a new five-year agreement to invest up to AU$41 million across "areas of mutual interest". According ...
As the fallout from the Log4j vulnerability continues, cybersecurity experts are debating what the future might hold. Tom Kellermann, VMware's head of cybersecurity strategy, said the Log4j vulnerability is one of the worst ...
Misconceptions can easily happen when it comes to filing taxes, but some aspects of income tax preparation have more than their fair share of misunderstandings. The largest breeding ground for misconceptions? Discrepancies over ru...
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Telstra has paid a AU$2.5 million fine levelled at it by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after the regulator found what it described as large-sale privacy and safety breaches. The first was Telstra...