Comms Minister Fifield flags interest in GDPR-like laws

By Simon Sharwood on Oct 10, 2018 6:36AM

Says Internet no longer an ‘ungoverned space’ and era of hands-off regulation may need to end.

Australia’s Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has suggested the government is open to a raft of new internet regulations. In a speech delivered to The Sydney Institute on Monday night but only published late on Tuesday, Fifield outlined his views on “the future of the internet ...

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