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Personal information of Facebook users in Australia was disclosed to the This Is Your Digital Life app for a different purpose to that which it was collected, a breach of the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Information Commissioner has alleged in a case filed against the social media giant in the Australian Federal Court.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to appeal a Federal Court decision that the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia would not substantially lessen competition.

A merger between two of Australia's largest telcos, Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom, has been given the green light after a successful court challenge to an initial ACCC ruling in regard to 'lessened competition.'