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ASD Spooks Launch New Push To Hit Offshore Cyber-Crims

CANBERRA: Cyber experts from the spooky Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) are cracking down on offshore cybercrims who have been targeting Australian households and businesses, according to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds....

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Shutdown? Airbnb Lives Again

SYDNEY: The NSW Government has backed away – at least for the time being – on what appears to have been a planned shutdown of the Airbnb home-sharing business, due...

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Human Rights Groups Warn Of Rights In Data Despite COVID-19

SYDNEY: About 110 human rights and civil libertarian organisations around the world have jointly called on governments to make sure they maintain human rights laws when using digital surveillance technologies...

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Oz Retail Turnover Up In February – Before COVID-19 Really Hit

SYDNEY: Australia’s retail turnover rose by 0.5 percent in February 2020, but online sales hit 6.6pc, according new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This followed a fall of 0.3pc...

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Work-From-Home Decision Sees NBN Traffic Hit New 30pc Peaks

MELBOURNE: NBN Co has revealed its network data performance figures for the first time since self-isolation and work-from-home restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus outbreak. The figures show that...

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Amazon & BlackBerry To Launch Enterprise Alexa Device

BlackBerry is reportedly in talks with Amazon to launch an enterprise-grade Alexa device for commercial usage. As per ITWorldCanada, BlackBerry Chief Technology Officer, Charles Eagan, confirms the companies are building a “BlackBerry...

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Plantronics Eyes Growth After $2B Polycom Buy

Audio electronics manufacturer, Plantronics, has today closed its $2 billion acquisition of Polycom – a deal set to significantly expand its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) ecosystem. Plantronics CEO, Joe...

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ACCC Takes Closer Look At Telstra NBN Migration Plan

The  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said it is “seeking feedback” on proposed variations of Telstra’s NBN migration plan, which facilitates the rollout of fibre-to-the-curb technology (FttC).  The watchdog...

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Mastercard Plans Oz Global Hub

SYDNEY – Mastercard is setting up a new global tech hub and “innovation centre” in the inner Sydney suburb of St Leonards – one of five such centres Mastercard is...

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Oz Business, Govt. Losing The Digital Plot, Says Keating

SYDNEY – Digital technology has the potential to transfer the delivery of government services, according to Paul Keating. But the former PM says the Turnbull Government is failing to grasp...

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