ACCC – amaysim and Lycamobile deceit to win customers
amaysim and Lycamobile have paid penalties of $126,000 and $12,600 after the ACCC issued each of these mobile services providers with an infringement notice fo...
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iSelect fined $8.4m for dodgy and misleading conduct – price comparison websites suck
iSelect is a price comparison website. It (and all its dodgy cohorts) pretend to offer you the best deal on a range of mobile, internet, electricity, human and...
Privacy is not a given with Chinese Apps and Chinese Clouds – A US perspective
There is a paranoia that privacy is not a given with Chinese apps and Chinese Clouds. By simply opening the app, users agree to some unconscionable and highly ...
The Social Dilemma outs the greatest problem facing humankind
The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary about big tech monetising your data. And if you thought that was all about serving so-called relevant ads to you th...
How Amazon uses AI to drive sales, well everything
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, is the wealthiest person in the world. Was it DI (Divine Intervention) or how Amazon uses AI (Artificial Intelligence Intervention) to ...
How to stay secure on social media – free course from KnowBe4
KnowBe4 is providing a no-cost 'Social Media: Staying Secure in a Connected World' course. It is part of a global effort to increase online safety during Natio...
Will Popl steal your data? (update)
Popl is a device/app for NFC equipped Android or iOS devices. With it, you can share your social media profiles and more with another person's smartphone with ...
TikTok times up
Got to love America. One day El Pres Trump says 'TikTok times up' citing that it is nothing more than a tool of the Chinese Communist Party to spy on US Citize...
Big Tech needs even bigger Digital Privacy regulation – ban data-harvesting
Big Tech – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (even little tech and throw Microsoft under the bus as well) could not exist in the same form today as d...
GetReminded – helpful tool or data-harvesting app?
GetReminded is a free Australian app designed to help you save money by reminding you of significant dates. This could be to avoid late fees by paying your bil...
Banned Hikvision cameras surface in Australia as EZVIZ
Australia is removing a popular Chinese security camera brand Hikvision from government and enterprise use. But Hikvision is back under the name EZVIZ.
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ACCC sets hounds on Apple and Google app stores
The ACCC (bless them) have placed Apple and Google app store policies under the microscope. In part, it is about monopolies affecting consumers and in part, ab...