The Internet Society of Australia has warned that the rush to implement a data retention regime could potentially damage Australia's economy.
Source: Computerworld
The Abbott Government's plan to force internet service and telecommunications providers to store the metadata of their customers for two years looks likely to pass into law after the Labor opposition put its support behind the scheme.
Source: iTnews Australia
The government's controversial data retention legislation will be debated in parliament next week, with Labor reportedly set to back the scheme to force telecommunications providers to keep customer data for 24 months.
Source: Computerworld
Making sure faults in the legacy copper network are kept to a minimum and speeds are delivered as promised will be a top priority for the next phase of the NBN rollout.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Free Wi-Fi could be coming to a Westfield shopping centre near you.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow this morning said he was "incredibly excited" by the government-owned company's half-year results.
Source: Computerworld
Advocacy group Choice has launched a campaign to push for more protections for consumers in the impending copyright enforcement code for Internet service providers.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co's financial losses are climbing as the network builder ramps up the speed at which it connects premises to the national broadband network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co has talked up a planned increase to the maximum speed offered on the fixed wireless component of the National Broadband Network and the potential of the company's HFC network to hit gigabit speeds.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has said that the company is on target to meet its full-year goal of having over 1 million Australian premises able to connect to the National Broadband Network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Consumer group Choice is calling on consumers to help educate Malcolm Turnbull.
Source: iTWire
ASIO has told Senate estimates it needs telcos and service providers to retain metadata on all customers, even though the vast majority will be of no interest to authorities.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet and Dallas Buyers Club face a three-week wait to find out whether the rights holder can obtain the names and residential addresses of almost 5000 people it claims downloaded its movie without paying last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Alleged loopholes in the copyright enforcement justify Dallas Buyers Club LLC proceeding with its attempt to unearth the personal details of Internet service providers' customers, lawyers representing the rights holder for the 2013 movie Dallas Buyers Club argued in court this morning.
Source: Computerworld
