Mozilla hit with privacy complaint over Firefox user tracking – Software
Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority against Mozilla accusing the Firefox browser maker of tracking user behaviour on…
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Google complains to EU over Microsoft cloud practices – Cloud
Google has filed a complaint to the European Commission against what it said were Microsoft’s anti-competitive practices to lock customers into Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure.…
Australian Red Cross brings AI into its operations – Cloud – Software
Australian Red Cross has rolled out a series of AI use cases following the completion of its foundational “digital spine”. The not-for-profit organisation has spent…
BoM apologises after live test of new tsunami warning software – Software
The Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for conducting a live test of new tsunami warning software on its weather app and social media channels, which…
Vic case worker used ChatGPT to draft child protection report – Software
Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) has been directed to ban and block access to a range of generative AI tools after a…
US accuses Visa of monopolising debit card swipes – Finance
The US Department of Justice has sued Visa for alleged antitrust violations, accusing one of the world’s largest payment networks of suppressing competition by threatening…
NDIA says under-18s caught up in last year’s data breach – Security
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) says some people caught up in a data breach last November were under 18 at the time, and the…
Virgin Australia checks if AI-powered personalisation will fly with customers – Cloud – Software
Virgin Australia is using modules of the SabreMosaic platform to send “ancillary offers” to travellers before they fly, with the aim of bringing in extra…
Vic Police called to alleged copper theft from telco pit – Telco/ISP
Victoria Police surprised three men allegedly trying to extract copper telecommunications cables from a pit in Melbourne’s east. A member of the public observed three…
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles – Hardware – Security – Software
The US Commerce Department is expected to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security…
Uniting backs Dayforce for people systems transformation – Cloud – Software
Australian not-for-profit Uniting is working to transform its people management systems with Dayforce, starting with payroll before expanding to other functions. Uniting’s Dr Anat Hassner…
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say – Hardware – Security – Software
The US Commerce Department is expected to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security…