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Court Wallops Ikea For Spying On Workers

Jake Nelson June 16, 2021 No Comments

Ikea has been slugged with a €1 million ($1.58 million AUD) fine in France for spying on its staff. A French court slapped down the world’s largest furniture retailer after…

Afterpay Facing US Class Action As Research Predicts Revenue Upsurge

Computer Daily News June 10, 2021 No Comments

Australian buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) titan Afterpay is facing a class action in the US from users who claim it has deceived them via misrepresentations in its marketing material about fees…

Massive Ice Haul Seized In BBQ Bust

Jake Nelson May 17, 2021 No Comments

Border Force has seized $94.5 million worth of ice from a shipment of barbeque grills and water heaters. The operation on May 4 intercepted the consignment, which arrived from Thailand…

Google Calls For A Day In Apple Vs Epic Court

Computer Daily News May 17, 2021 No Comments

The Federal Court will let Google have limited rights to appear in the current court battle between Apple and Epic Games, pending a final rule. The technology giant wants to…

ACCC Weighs In On Epic/Apple Stoush

Jake Nelson May 10, 2021 No Comments

The ACCC is moving to intervene in the Epic Games v Apple case in Australia as Epic appeals a stay to the Full Federal Court. Epic’s case against Apple over…

Epic Slams Apple’s “Walled Garden” In Antitrust Case

Jake Nelson May 4, 2021 No Comments

Epic Games and Apple are facing off in court as the massive antitrust lawsuit gets underway in earnest. The Fortnite developer is suing Apple for booting its game from the…

Government Agencies Could Share Personal Data In New Bill

Computer Daily News May 3, 2021 No Comments

Privacy advocates fear Coalition’s proposed data-sharing law is reminiscent of the recent debacle of robodebt and Services Australia. Under a Coalition-proposed law Australians’ personal information could be accessed by government…

Sydney Man Cops Two-Year Sentence Over Online Issues

Computer Daily News April 26, 2021 No Comments

A 23-year-old Sydney man has received a two years and two months’ sentence, to be served by way of an intensive corrections order, for his involvement as the creator and…

Aussie Claims To Be Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto

Computer Daily News April 26, 2021 No Comments

London’s High Court has allowed a case that could see its judges decide who invented bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, which last week soared to all-time highs. Craig Wright, an…

Supreme Court Deems Java Fair Game; Oracle Loses To Google

Rose Daisley April 6, 2021 No Comments

A decade-long battle between Google and Oracle has finally reached its conclusion. The US Supreme Court ruled that Google didn’t commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle’s Java API programming…