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Consumers in ANZ are far more likely to prioritise data consent over personalised experiences with 70% of them believing consent should be sought before sharing data with third parties, well above the APAC average of 50%—higher than China and Singapore at 36%, according to F5’s 2023 Curve of Convenience Report.

The Australian Privacy Foundation has called for changes in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act of 1983 to prevent the ABC from sharing (re-)identifiable personal information with other entities or platforms.

Search behemoth Google has put off until May changes to the privacy settings in Google Workspace, having earlier indicated that it would take effect on 30 March (29 March in the US), the American website Ars Technica reports.

Community legal centre Financial Rights Legal Centre has called on the Australian Government to respect the rights of joint bank account holders to control their own data.

Imagine walking around a shopping centre and having your every move tracked; by software that has latched onto your mobile phone's unique ID.

The news that several towns in Gippsland will miss out on a piece of the moral broadband challenge of our generation is joined by the NBN Co shifting responsibility for getting consent to get the fibre connected from itself, to ISPs, although renters will still need the landlord's consent.