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ACCC takes Optus to court over carrier billing
Optus has admitted to breaching the ASIC Act with its Direct Carrier Billing third-party billing service, and agreed to jointly seek court penalties of $10m. [ + ]
The fight continues against Canberra's desire to weaken online encryption
The Assistance and Access Bill 2018 cannot achieve its stated aims and should not be passed without further consultation, says ITPA's Robert Hudson. [ + ]
Academics weigh in on decryption Bill
Technology experts are divided over the threat the proposed Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill 2018 poses to citizen privacy. [ + ]
Telcos "turning a corner" on customer complaints
Complaints to Australia's Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman fell 17.8% during the final quarter of FY18 after consistently rising for the past three years. [ + ]
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dead at 65
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen has died of complications arising from non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 65. [ + ]
What you don't know WILL hurt you
Digital pioneer Mark Bonchek says it's not enough to do digital — you have to think digital. Find out how via this livestream event plus an immersion workshop. [ + ]
ACCC well placed for digital era
Rod Sims says the emerging data economy is bringing about a host of new issues for regulators worldwide, but the ACCC is well placed to take enforcement action as needed. [ + ]
The C-level is becoming more active in cybersecurity
C-level executives are in a prime position to promote a unified approach to cybersecurity and drive awareness and adoption throughout their organisations. [ + ]
70% of AI projects in digital commerce paid off
A survey of companies in 10 markets including Australia found that 70% of projects to implement AI in digital commerce have been very or extremely successful. [ + ]
4.55bn records compromised in data breaches in 1H18
The number of customer records compromised in data breaches surged 133% year-on-year in 1H18, with just six social media incidents accounting for 56% of these. [ + ]
Google+ to be shut down after security gaffe
Google has decided to shut down its Google+ platform due to low user engagement, but the decision follows news that the company sat on a security vulnerability. [ + ]
Alibaba Cloud challenging global rivals in APAC
Chinese infrastructure-as-a-service behemoth Alibaba Cloud is emerging as a "force to be reckoned with" in the wider APAC market, according to GlobalData. [ + ]
Users of higher-tier nbn services have tripled in a year
nbn co's Focus on 50 promotion, which has helped adoption of higher-tier nbn plans to nearly triple to 2.1m, will wrap up at the end of October. [ + ]
The Assistance and Access Bill 2018 — a (bad) gift that keeps on giving
An alliance has been formed between Australian IT bodies to fight the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, and ITPA members are encouraged to have their say before consultations close. [ + ]
50m Facebook accounts exposed in security breach
Attackers have exploited three vulnerabilities in Facebook's code to potentially gain access to nearly 50 million user accounts, the company has disclosed. [ + ]
