Technology RegulationChristchurch fallout: Govt says bigger fines for privacy breaches
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The Federal Government will fine social media and online platforms operating in the country $10 million for serious breaches of the Privacy Act, or thrice… Facebook shields neo-Nazi groups despite complaints
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Facebook is not removing neo-Nazi groups from the site because they do not violate its "community standards", an investigation by a British newspaper has found. Child porn block if it violates acceptable use policy: Akamai
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American content delivery network and cloud service provider Akamai says it would immediately block access to offensive content like child pornography stored by a customer… EU hits Google with fine for abuse of AdSense service
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The European Commission has hit search giant Google with a third fine, related to abuse of its AdSense advertising service, and told the company to… Union seeks Uber probe over spyware use to knock off rivals
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A union has demanded the Federal Government investigate the ride-sharing firm Uber after a program on the ABC on Monday night exposed the fact that… ACMA to probe murder footage broadcast on Australian TV
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority says it is investigating whether broadcasters breached the rules by some of the material they put to air about… Cloudflare has 'process for tackling child porn on customer sites'
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Reverse proxy and DDoS protection provider Cloudflare says it will not stop providing services to the website 8chan, despite clear indications that the site hosts… ISP Activ8me hit with fine over false advertising
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Internet service provider Activ8me has been fined $250,000 by the Federal Court for false and misleading advertising about its services and not displaying a single… EU may hit Google with AdSense fine this week: report
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The European Union is likely to announce a third fine on Google this week, this one for alleged abuse of its AdSense advertising service, a… Qualcomm awarded US$31m for violation of patents by Apple
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Multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment firm Qualcomm has been awarded US$31 million (A$43.7 million) in damages for the infringement of three of its patents by… 
