Demand for AI chips sends Nvidia profits skyrocketing
31 August 2023
Nvidia states it expects revenue growth to continue to $16bn for the three months to the end of September
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Attention MasterClass subscribers! Did you know that your personal information may have been shared without your consent?
31 August 2023
MasterClass has secretly transmitted information about certain users and their video viewing history to Facebook for advertising purposes.
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Canadian Regulators Keep the Pressure on Internet Giants
31 August 2023
Canadian regulator to establish framework for negotiations between news organisations and internet giants.
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CEO regrets her firm took on Facebook moderation work after staff ‘traumatised’
24 August 2023
Concern over shortage of reliable news after articles blocked on Facebook in response to tech law
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New Study Reveals Alarming AI Attack - Passwords Vulnerable!
24 August 2023
With recent developments in deep learning, the ubiquity of micro-phones and the rise in online services via personal devices, acoustic side channel attacks present a greater threat to keyboards than ever.
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YouTube’s advertising on children’s content continues…
24 August 2023
YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracking children across the web, a report finds.
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Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
24 August 2023
Concern over shortage of reliable news after articles blocked on Facebook in response to tech law
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Amazon tracks and penalises US workers for not spending enough time in the office
16 August 2023
Tech companies are pushing back against remote work practices that became popular during the pandemic.
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US Bans American Investment in Chinese High-Tech Sector
16 August 2023
In a move that will further strain relations between the US and China, the US government will ban American investment in certain areas of China's high-tech sector, including artificial intelligence.
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Services Australia relied on an incorrect understanding of welfare law
16 August 2023
This mistake has led to unlawful debts, prompting the suspension of 32 criminal cases.
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Habitual gamblers have been targeted by online advertising database
16 August 2023
In Australia it is legal to advertise gambling products to adults. However experts said the targeting of habitual gamblers was concerning.
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Salesforce fixes vulnerability exploited in targeted phishing attacks on Facebook accounts
10 August 2023
Attackers used a zero-day exploit in Salesfore that allowed them to send phishing emails using Salesforce’s “domain and infrastructure”.
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AMA calls for stricter rules and transparency regarding the use of AI in healthcare.
10 August 2023
Australia’s peak medical association insists protections should include ensuring that clinicians make final decisions.
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IAG insurer uses keystroke logging to terminate underperforming employee who worked remotely
10 August 2023
Employee was found to have consistently failed to meet their designated working hours for almost all of the monitored working days.
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Australian government faces challenges in regulating AI
10 August 2023
Concerns about multinational organisations and moral rights to use public data.
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News Corp using AI to produce 3,000 Australian local news stories a week
03 August 2023
Team of four staff use the technology to generate thousands of local stories each week
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Biden Administration Bans Israeli Former General's Spyware Firms
03 August 2023
Attempts to restrain Europe-based firms operating in an out-of-control spyware industry
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Federal Court fined Meta $20 million for mining Aussies' data with its VPN
03 August 2023
Facebook Israel and Onavo Protect VPN failed to disclose to Australian users that their personal activity data was being mined through a free VPN service.
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Ryanair's use of facial recognition face legal challenge
03 August 2023
The complaint claims that Ryanair's use of facial recognition to verify customer identities when booking through online travel agents is infringing upon their privacy.
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The House Judiciary Committee passed a proposed legislation known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
03 August 2023
Both Democrats and Republicans agree that Data Broker Loophole needs to be closed.
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