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Category Archives: Regulation
Meet the European woman who is staring down Donald Trump on big tech regulation
The EU’s competition commissioner is standing firm against Donald Trump on the issue of big tech regulation and tariffs.
Lowkey Digital ID rollout avoids Australia Card 2 mayhem
Bill Shorten says the government has no plan for a publicity campaign to formally promote and explain the new Digital ID framework.
Alarm raised over Generative AI’s massive water consumption
Generative AI is being blamed for a massive increase in the use of water for cooling in data centres.
Authors, artists take the fight to Big Tech over AI
Associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at big tech firms for wanting Australia to water down its copyright law.
Tech firms want copyright relaxed
Tech companies want Australia’s copyright law eased to give generative AI systems access to online information for free.
US, Australian tech move closer as AI regulation looms
Do US tech firms fear the Australian government taking a tough stand on AI regulation? It’s an important question.
Atlassian, Canva, Afterpay in tech council push
Multibillion dollar Australian firms Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay have joined forces in what’s becoming a powerful tech lobby at the centre of national conversations between government, industry and the Australian public.
US regulators begin massive probe into ChatGPT
ChatGPT will be investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission for harming consumers, and for deceptive privacy and data security practices.
Driving data: Who owns it, who wants it, and how to protect it
The data generated by modern cars can be worth billions to those who harvest it.
Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia
Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.
Australia’s geekiest politician
His greatest success could be his QR code check-in system during the pandemic.
Trapped in a Google vortex
Google’s threat to block its search engine in Australia reminds us how increasingly powerful and assertive big tech is.
Calling time on the COVIDSafe app
The COVIDSafe app has delivered an abject lesson that with computer solutions, complexity isn’t better than simplicity.
NSW mandating QR codes is a game changer
The decision by NSW to mandate QR codes at venues and centralise the collection of check-in data is a major new step in using digital contact tracing.
Decision time for Google in Australia
The $US1 trillion valued Google is playing hardball with Australian media over demands it pays to use their content.
Every move you make
Google may go past seeing what we buy to swaying our choices.