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Intel Forced To Pay Billions After Court Loss

Jake Nelson March 4, 2021 No Comments

Intel has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion USD ($2.8 billion AUD) in a patent lawsuit to a company that has since been sold. VLSI Technology, which had not been…

$22.7 Million: ATO Hands Down Record Fine For Tax Rort

Computer Daily News February 17, 2021 No Comments

SYDNEY: A former tax agent has copped a massive penalty for scamming clients into claiming oversized tax offsets using a research and development ruse. Last week, Sydney-based Paul Bogiatto was…

Kogan Coughs Up $310k Spam Fine

Jake Nelson January 20, 2021 No Comments

Online retailer Kogan.com has paid a $310,800 fine for breaching the Spam Act, just a month after being slapped with a $350,000 penalty by the ACCC. An investigation by the…

Tech Giants Face EU Fines Of Up To 10 Percent Of Turnover

Computer Daily News December 16, 2020 No Comments

BRUSSELS: New draft EU rules may penalise US tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google if they don’t change their business practices in Europe. The rules are the…

“Unconscionable” Sales To Indigenous Customers Could Cost Telstra $50M

Jake Nelson November 26, 2020 No Comments

Telstra could pay out a $50 million settlement over admitted breaches of Australian consumer law and “unconscionable” sales of post-paid mobile products to Indigenous customers. Between 2016 and 2018, sales…

Massive GST Fiddle Sends Melbourne Man To 5 Years In Jug

Computer Daily News November 24, 2020 No Comments

MELBOURNE: A 38-year-old fraud syndicate member who conspired to defraud the Commonwealth of more than $5 million through goods and services tax (GST) refunds, has been sentenced to five years…

BREAKING NEWS: Apple Security Head Hit With Bribery Charges

David Richards November 24, 2020 No Comments

Apple has found themselves caught up in a bribery scandal with a US district attorney accusing Apple’s Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer of offering a bribe to Californian state officials…

$27bn Fine Possible As EU Puts Amazon In Competition Crosshairs

Jake Nelson November 11, 2020 No Comments

Amazon could be slugged with a fine in excess of $27 billion AUD in Europe, as the European Commission charges the ecommerce giant with abusing its power as an online…

Zoom Boosts Security In Bid To Avoid Litigation

Computer Daily News November 11, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: Videoconferencing platform Zoom has agreed to boost its security to settle claims it misled users about access to online meetings and other issues. According to US regulators, Zoom…

Dick Smith LIVE: Former Chair Rob Murray Contemplated Sacking Abboud, Potts

Jake Nelson November 5, 2020 No Comments

Former Dick Smith chair Rob Murray has said he had contemplated sacking CEO Nick Abboud and CFO Michael Potts following meetings around overstock issues in November 2015. Murray is currently…