Telco slapped with $260,000 fine over customer ID rules breach
Australians who lost tens of thousands to SIM card fraud now have retribution after their telco was fined over compliance failures that led to the scam.
‘Multiple systemic failures’: Telco cops $100,000 fine for breaching anti-scam laws
A telco has been fined more than $100,000 for failing to prevent mobile number fraud and reduce scam text messages over a five-year period.
Neural Notes: OpenAI drama, Musk launches Grok (not that one), Aussie watchdogs on AI
In this week's Neural Notes column: OpenAI drama, Elon Musk launches Grok, and ACCC, OAIC, ACMA & eSafety Commissioner join forces to address AI in Australia.
Uber slugged with $412,500 fine for breaching Australian email spam laws
Rideshare and delivery platform Uber has been slugged with a $412,500 penalty for sending two million emails to customers without an option to unsubscribe, in breach of Australia's strict new anti-spam laws.
ACMA fires warning shot at Starlink for breaching advertising rules
ACMA has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Starlink for not adding an end date to hugely discounted hardware for rural Aussies.
What will AI rules for business look like? These Australian regulators have shared some clues
A submission from regulatory supergroup DP-REG is major key to understanding today's AI regulations, and how they could change in the future.
The metaverse has officially caught the eye of Australian regulators
Australia's telecommunications watchdog is investigating consumer and market trends in the emerging digital realm.
OAIC and ACMA investigate Optus breach, putting telco in line to pay billions in compensation
A leading technology and regulation lawyer says Optus is likely to feel more financial pain from being forced to compensate data breach victims than from fines available under the Privacy Act.
Fresh SMS scam rules and telco penalties unveiled by Australian communication watchdog
Australia's telecommunications watchdog has registered new rules requiring telcos to identify, track, and block scam SMS attempts, days after warning consumers about a new tide of fake job offer scams being shared via text message.
Australian bodies establish the Digital Platform Regulators Forum
Four national regulators have joined to establish the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG) to support a more unified approach to regulation.
“Alarming and unacceptable”: Optus pays back $800,000 after SMEs charged for services they didn’t use
Almost 1000 SMEs have received close to $800,000 in refunds from Optus, after an investigation by the communications watchdog found they were incorrectly charged for landline phone services they didn't use.
No joke: New email ‘unsubscribe’ laws to be enforced from April 1
Businesses that send commercial electronic messages must make it straightforward for customers to ‘unsubscribe’, or risk faces hefty penalties.