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Australia and the United States have signed the Clarifying Lawful Use of Data (Cloud) Act to enable Australian and US law enforcement agencies and social media companies to easily share data. This Act was passed in response to the increase in online crime. Both Australia and the US now have the ability to demand data …
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New technology will now enable the Australian Federal Police to build criminal profiles with DNA obtained from crime scenes. The Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) tool will allow forensic police to predict the gender, eye colour, hair colour, and biogeographical ancestry of criminals. This futuristic technology is set to revolutionise crime scene investigations. The purpose of …
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Australian computer scientist, Craig Wright, has gotten one step closer to confirming his identity as the founder of Bitcoin. The creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has remained anonymous since Bitcoin’s first appearance in 2009. Many have come forward to claim the title of creator and one such individual is Australian computer scientist, Craig Wright. Wright …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently decided to not oppose Meta’s proposed acquisition of Kustomer. Meta, previously known as Facebook, has shifted its brand to establish a new age digital world. Meta primarily generates revenue from advertising and related services on its digital platforms of Facebook and Instagram. Comparatively, Kustomer is a small …
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To support users of online content platforms, the Australian Government has proposed a new Social Media Anti-Trolling Bill. This Bill was brought about following the High Court’s ruling that online media companies are to be liable for defamatory comments made on their social media posts. With this in mind, this new Bill may seem to …
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken the fight against market manipulation to the front lines by infiltrating an unlawful pump and dump investing group. In the age of millennial investing, many individuals have banded together to create secret groups to artificially inflate the prices of different stocks and cryptocurrencies. This has made …
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International convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, has come under fire from the Privacy Commissioner for unlawfully collecting biometric data from Australian patrons. Much like most businesses that operate these days, 7-Eleven utilises CCTV security to monitor its 700 locations in Australia, however, in June last year the company also introduced survey tablets. These tablets came with …
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The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020-21. This report details the key cyber threats affecting Australian systems and provides recommendations, based on data and trend analysis, on how to protect Australian individuals and organisations from cyberattacks. Due to the COVID pandemic, many employees and businesses began to heavily …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently published its final report on the supply of ad tech services and ad agency services. In short, the ACCC identified that the current Australian competition law regime is not well equipped to appropriately manage the supply of ad tech services. Amongst its findings, the ACCC focused on …
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In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Australia has held by majority that news media companies may be liable for comments left by users on their social media posts. This case began due to defamatory comments left by users on Facebook posts created by Fairfax Media and News Corp. Both Fairfax Media and News …
