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US lawmakers propose bill to fight bias in tech companies' algorithms

US lawmakers propose bill to fight bias in tech companies' algorithms

Businesses with data on over a million customers targeted.
Jeffrey Dastin Apr 11 2019 12:15PM Software
McDonalds tells customers to show ID as card fraud bites… again

McDonalds tells customers to show ID as card fraud bites… again

Fast food fraud reflux returns.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 11 2019 7:03AM Financial Services
Acer, UTS partner for attention span boosting analytics pilot

Acer, UTS partner for attention span boosting analytics pilot

Tapping biometrics to understand where students get lost.
Matt Johnston Apr 11 2019 6:55AM Software
US House approves net neutrality bill but legislation faces long odds

US House approves net neutrality bill but legislation faces long odds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill on a 232 to 190 vote to reinstate landmark net neutrality protections adopted in 2015, but the effort faces an uphill battle to become law.
David Shepardson Apr 11 2019 6:52AM Cloud
WikiLeaks says Julian Assange is being spied on in Ecuadorean embassy

WikiLeaks says Julian Assange is being spied on in Ecuadorean embassy

Subject of a sophisticated operation since 2012, group says.
Andrew MacAskill Apr 11 2019 6:52AM Strategy
First Australia - Hong Kong data cable to be built

First Australia - Hong Kong data cable to be built

Onwards connections to China and the United States.
Juha Saarinen Apr 10 2019 10:55PM Telco/ISP
Beaurepaires payroll bungle hits 3700 current and ex-employees

Beaurepaires payroll bungle hits 3700 current and ex-employees

Borked system change dating back to 2010 forces $1.8m in refunds.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 10 2019 4:56PM Financial Services
How Woolworths uses Google to power its massive analytics uplift

How Woolworths uses Google to power its massive analytics uplift

Set to localise shipments and personalise customer experiences within months.
Ry Crozier Apr 10 2019 12:22PM Cloud
US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

To stop consumers being duped into giving up personal data.
Staff Writer Apr 10 2019 12:21PM Cloud
China wants to ban bitcoin mining

China wants to ban bitcoin mining

On list of industrial activities state planner wants eliminated.
Brenda Goh and Alun John Apr 10 2019 12:21PM Hardware
Google's drone delivery service takes off in Australia

Google's drone delivery service takes off in Australia

First air delivery in Canberra.
Staff Writer Apr 10 2019 12:03PM Hardware
189 Australian banks, finserv providers attacked by SMS-borne malware

189 Australian banks, finserv providers attacked by SMS-borne malware

'Gustuff' malware ships with catalogue of fake logon screens, localised targeting mechanisms.
Simon Sharwood Apr 10 2019 12:03PM Financial Services
Google hybrid cloud out of beta, renamed Anthos

Google hybrid cloud out of beta, renamed Anthos

Can manage workloads running on "third-party clouds like AWS and Azure".
Juha Saarinen Apr 10 2019 6:59AM Cloud
Yahoo strikes US$117.5 million data breach settlement after earlier accord rejected

Yahoo strikes US$117.5 million data breach settlement after earlier accord rejected

Largest data breach in history.
Jonathan Stempel Apr 10 2019 6:32AM Cloud
ANZ bank reveals its big consumer data push to NSW govt

ANZ bank reveals its big consumer data push to NSW govt

Pumps policy by numbers.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 10 2019 6:30AM Financial Services
ASD confirms data stolen in Parliament IT breach

ASD confirms data stolen in Parliament IT breach

But exfil only netted non-confidential data.
Justin Hendry Apr 10 2019 12:37AM Security
NBN Co's wireless congestion likely worse than reported

NBN Co's wireless congestion likely worse than reported

Urgent work underway to fix one in ten backhaul links suffering packet loss.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2019 5:58PM Telco/ISP
NAB scales up next best conversation to 3500 bankers

NAB scales up next best conversation to 3500 bankers

After small business banking pilot delivers 100 percent revenue uplift.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2019 12:34PM Financial Services
AI must be accountable, EU says as it sets ethical guidelines

AI must be accountable, EU says as it sets ethical guidelines

Accountability mechanisms to prevent misuse.
Foo Yun Chee Apr 9 2019 12:30PM Strategy
AEC turns to data analytics to bust queues at polling stations

AEC turns to data analytics to bust queues at polling stations

Taps Deakin Uni to provide simulations.
Matt Johnston Apr 9 2019 11:19AM Software

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