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Facebook Takes EU To Court For Privacy Invasion

Elise Reid July 28, 2020 No Comments

The Financial Times has reported that Facebook has taken the European Union (EU) to court for invading the privacy of its employees under its antitrust investigations into the tech giant.…

Google Sued For Misleading Oz Consumers About Combining Personal Data

Elise Reid July 27, 2020 No Comments

The ACCC has launched Federal Court proceedings against Google for allegedly misleading Australian consumers to obtain their consent to expand the scope of personal data that Google could collect and…

Kogan Nobbled Again, But It’s All Publicity For The Dodgy Online Store

David Richards July 20, 2020 No Comments

COMMENT: Online retailer Kogan has again been nobbled by the Federal Court over dodgy practices and I get the distinct impression, that the Company could not give a stuff, as…

Google Faces Tracking Lawsuit

Computer Daily News July 16, 2020 No Comments

Google has been hit by a class-action lawsuit over claims that it logs hundreds of thousands of records through mobile apps by users, even when they follow the company’s recommended…

LinkedIn Sued For Siphoning Private Data From Apple Users

Elise Reid July 13, 2020 No Comments

On Friday a class action lawsuit was filed against Microsoft’s LinkedIn in San Francisco federal court, which claims that LinkedIn siphons private data from Apple users without their knowledge. The…

Department Of Justice’s Overhaul Threatens Google, Facebook, Twitter

Elise Reid June 18, 2020 No Comments

The US Department of Justice has outlined its proposed overhaul of legal protections for online platforms, which, if implemented, would significantly impact the operations of Google and Facebook. So far,…

Apple & Zoom Bow Down To Communist China

David Richards June 12, 2020 No Comments

Both Apple and Zoom appear to have bowed down to Communist China’s Government demands, Apple by removing a podcast service and Zoom who simply closed down the account of an…

Google Slam Dunks Sonos Accusing Them Of Spreading ‘False Rumours’

David Richards June 12, 2020 No Comments

First up it was struggling sound Company Sonos who tried to sue Google, now the big search engine has responded by claiming Sonos is spreading false claims in the market…

Is Mosman Council Setting Up Woolworths To Fail?

David Richards May 31, 2020 No Comments

They say that the devil is in the detail, which in the case of the of the battle between Mosman Council and Woolworths over a proposed new local store, the…

Samsung Boss Promises To Be Good No Deal For His Kids

David Richards May 7, 2020 No Comments

Samsung supremo Samsung supremo Jay Y. Lee, the billionaire scion of Samsung Group has promised to be good, after a dodgy past and a stint in jail. In an effort…