Australia
Government of Tonga threatens to block all access to Facebook
The country wants to kill rumors about its monarchy.
Australia decides not to block Facebook for hosting violent content but will block “fringe websites”
The government says it won’t block mainstream sites, only smaller independent ones.
Twitter locks account of leading gun statistics expert John Lott
Lott is accusing the platform of political bias.
Australia threatens Incels forum, showing the country’s bold new push to police the entire internet
Australia is issuing takedown notices and threats of fines and jail time to countries outside of its jurisdiction.
Australian watchdog to call on Google and Facebook to reveal their algorithms
A major new report released today, outlines all the was Australia wants to rein in big tech. And forcing tech companies to reveal their algorithms is one of the recommendations.
Australia sets up a new antitrust branch to monitor Facebook and Google
The branch will eventually span out to monitoring other platforms. They’re starting with what they see as the worst offenders – FB and Google.
Attorney General William Barr says people will just have to get used to encryption backdoors
The proposal will weaken security for all citizens.
Tech company Atlassian to review staff based on “heart and balance”, less emphasis on skills and results
The company has four values: “Open company, no bullshit; Don’t f**k the customer; Play, as a team; Be the change you seek; and, Build with heart and balance.”
Australia’s draconian anti-encryption laws mean device makers blacklist Australian telecoms firms
Telecoms giant Telstra has made a plea to the government, showing them the harmful effects the law is having on their business.
Australia’s anti-encryption bill is allowing the government to openly spy on journalists
Here’s another consequence of Australia’s shockingly invasive law.
Australia encryption laws causing customers to avoid Australian tech companies
Vault Systems joins others in saying that Australia’s law is hurting Australian businesses.
2 billion smart home records left exposed on the internet
The Orvibo website claims that the company supports millions of IoT devices and it can guarantee that data are safe and secured. However, researchers discovered otherwise.