Australian Budget 2022 delivers AU$9.9 billion for spicy cyber
This year's Budget sees the federal government put cybersecurity development at the fore, along with continued funding of the country's digital economy strategy.
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Measurable benefit of using cloud is still unclear except for remote use cases
There is still no correlation between adopting cloud and strong performance, however.
Big tech decries Australia's anti-trolling Bill for not allowing innocent dissemination defence
Meta finds it unclear as to why the defence would still apply to material posted online by a New Zealand user, but not if it is posted in Australia.
Twitter concerned Australia's anti-trolling Bill leaves minority communities vulnerable
Twitter joins Meta in warning the federal government that the anti-trolling Bill could have adverse effects on privacy.
Australia pledges new powers for combatting online disinformation
The federal government will look to create laws for preventing online misinformation and add more scrutiny towards the voluntary disinformation code followed by large digital platforms.
Eight countries jointly propose principles for mutual recognition of digital IDs
An international working group, consisting of eight countries, found most government-led digital identity initiatives have been designed with mutual recognition and interoperability thus far.
No rational basis: Defamation law expert says Australia's anti-trolling Bill should be canned
Sue Chrysanthou has said the federal government has misinterpreted how Australia's defamation laws operate.
WeChat Pay follows Alipay in allowing foreign visitors to make payments in China
It has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.
Robo-debt inquiry wants Reynolds to face Senate if she continues to refuse to cooperate
A Senate Committee inquiring into robo-debt has labelled Reynold's refusal to unveil the legal advice Services Australia received when implementing the scheme as an erosion of public trust.
NSW to pilot digital identity verification for government services
The upcoming service is expected to be provided on an opt-in basis.