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Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020

Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020

'Unforeseen complexities' delay member selection.
Elizabeth Culliford Dec 13 2019 12:10PM Strategy
US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact

US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact

Shares take hit over fears of forced app sell-off.
Staff Writer Dec 13 2019 12:03PM Strategy
NSW govt told to urgently improve cyber security resilience

NSW govt told to urgently improve cyber security resilience

Auditor reveals poor agency self-assessment results.
Justin Hendry Dec 13 2019 12:02PM Strategy
Banks position for payments war as PAX enters Australia with Android card-killer terminal

Banks position for payments war as PAX enters Australia with Android card-killer terminal

Native Ali Pay and WeChat payments muscle in on Mastercard and Visa.
Julian Bajkowski Dec 13 2019 12:02PM Financial Services
Researchers criticise AI software that predicts emotions

Researchers criticise AI software that predicts emotions

No justification for use, NYU researchers say.
Joseph Menn and Jeffrey Dastin Dec 13 2019 12:00PM Software
ABS to weigh in on safe data access

ABS to weigh in on safe data access

Research paper slated for release early next year.
Matt Johnston Dec 13 2019 11:24AM Strategy
Google tries to smash smishing in Messages

Google tries to smash smishing in Messages

Verified SMS rolling out in nine countries.
Juha Saarinen Dec 13 2019 10:03AM Security
Kmart Australia reckons real-time POS data is just your style

Kmart Australia reckons real-time POS data is just your style

Matches merchandise to customer demand.
Ry Crozier Dec 13 2019 7:05AM Cloud
Malnourished healthcare cybersecurity creates ransomware epidemic

Malnourished healthcare cybersecurity creates ransomware epidemic

Cheaper to pay insurance excess than to add protection.
Juha Saarinen Dec 13 2019 7:00AM Security
Italian judge orders Facebook to reopen neo-fascist group's account

Italian judge orders Facebook to reopen neo-fascist group's account

Appeal by far-right group Casapound upheld.
Staff Writer Dec 13 2019 6:55AM Networking
Australia tells Facebook and Google to commit to competition rules, or else

Australia tells Facebook and Google to commit to competition rules, or else

New rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition.
Colin Packham Dec 13 2019 6:55AM Strategy
Bendigo Bank's e-banking service goes down

Bendigo Bank's e-banking service goes down

Pre-Christmas outage hits.
Matt Johnston Dec 12 2019 9:42PM Financial Services
The tech giants that paid no Aussie tax last year

The tech giants that paid no Aussie tax last year

ATO reveals 2018 data.
Justin Hendry Dec 12 2019 1:53PM Strategy
China's bitcoin miners scoop up greater production power

China's bitcoin miners scoop up greater production power

Now control two-thirds of the crypto network's processing power.
Tom Wilson Dec 12 2019 1:36PM Financial Services
Twitter plans to build a 'decentralised standard' for social networks

Twitter plans to build a 'decentralised standard' for social networks

Team 'Bluesky' will still take years to build platform.
Staff Writer Dec 12 2019 1:36PM Strategy
Government reveals censorship overhaul, stiff privacy penalties for Digital Platforms

Government reveals censorship overhaul, stiff privacy penalties for Digital Platforms

eSafety Commissioner granted new plug-pulling and search de-listing powers.
Julian Bajkowski Dec 12 2019 1:31PM Cloud
Amazon's Deliveroo deal jeopardised by UK regulator's 'serious concerns'

Amazon's Deliveroo deal jeopardised by UK regulator's 'serious concerns'

Competition threats stymie approval.
Staff Writer Dec 12 2019 1:30PM Strategy
Mastercard joins with Australia Post on digital identity, but who's using what is deeply unclear

Mastercard joins with Australia Post on digital identity, but who's using what is deeply unclear

Commonwealth Bank, Mastercard's biggest issuer, not mentioned either.
Julian Bajkowski Dec 12 2019 9:00AM Security
Mac Pro arrives in Australia – with top price of $85,600

Mac Pro arrives in Australia – with top price of $85,600

Don't laugh, Dell has a $200,000+ workstation already.
Simon Sharwood Dec 12 2019 6:55AM Hardware
Iran says it foiled "very big" foreign cyber attack

Iran says it foiled "very big" foreign cyber attack

Two months after reports of a US cyber operation against the country.
Staff Writer Dec 12 2019 6:48AM Networking

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