PolicyThe ACCC has directed Telstra to improve four processes that will support the migration of customers onto the National Broadband Network.
The High Court has upheld Google’s appeal from a judgment which had found it had engaged in ‘misleading or deceptive conduct’.
The Victorian Government has opened round two of its Digital Futures Fund, with $11 million on offer to small and medium enterprises that use ICT to address key business challenges.
The High Court of Australia has unanimously ruled that’s Google’s placement of sponsored links higher in its search results was not misleading or deceptive ending the ACCC court battle that has been going on since 2007.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says consumer protection laws prohibit business from making false, misleading or deceptive claims about their products or services. These apply to social media too.
The Federal court has made a major finding against ISP Bytecard for breaching the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme.
Vic Government plays matchmaker with SMEs and ICT students
By Peter DinhamThe Victorian Government is matching small to medium sized businesses in the state with ICT students at universities in the state who can helping them develop solutions that use newly-developed technology or applied existing technology in new or novel ways.
Fresh from a US$22.5M fine imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade commission Google may face a tsunami of similar law suits for breaching the privacy rights of millions of users in other countries.
Through a glass dimly: Australia's new cyber security policy
By David HeathBuried in the depths of yesterday's Australian National Security Strategy is yet another restructuring of our cyber security defences.
Google’s twice yearly “transparency report” shows that US government requests for data about its users has increased by more than 70% since 2009…
