Technology RegulationWhatsApp to curb message forwarding after deaths in India
Written by Sam Varghese
Facebook is rolling out software changes to make it harder for WhatsApp messages to be forwarded following complaints that spreading of rumours led to deaths… Last obstacle to ZTE resuming business in US removed
Written by Sam Varghese
The final hurdle to the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corporation resuming business in the US has been removed with the excision of language from a… UK report casts doubt on Huawei security processes
Written by Sam Varghese
A British Government report claims equipment made by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has technical and supply-chain issues that expose the UK's telco networks to… Online car dealer cops hefty fine for consumer rights breaches
Written by Peter Dinham
An Auckland motor vehicle trader has been hit with a NZ$75,000 fine by New Zealand’s competition regulator for misrepresenting consumers’ rights when selling used vehicles… EU hits Google with US$5b fine over alleged Android misuse
Written by Sam Varghese
The European Union has hit Google with a second fine in as many years, demanding that the search behemoth pay €4.34 billion (US$5.05 billion, A$6.82… US pollies ask Google, Amazon to reconsider domain-fronting ban
Written by Sam Varghese
Two US politicians have written to the heads of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and Amazon asking them to reconsider their decisions to prohibit… 
Search giant Google is set to face a record-breaking fine from the European Union this week over alleged anti-competitive practices concerning its Android mobile operating… ZTE shares rise 17% in HK as US deal completed
Written by Sam Varghese
The shares of Chinese telecommunications outfit ZTE Corporation rose 17% in Hong Kong trading on Monday after the company met the final condition laid down… Microsoft president wants govt to regulate use of facial recognition
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Microsoft has called on the US government to regulate the use of facial recognition by creating a bipartisan expert commission that would look at the… ACMA hits online tradie service with fine over spam
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Online marketplace Service Seeking has been fined $50,400 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for sending SMS messages without consent, for failing to clearly… 
