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EU seeks to tame tech giants

The European Union is seeking sweeping powers to tackle big tech companies’ dominance, in a bid to boost competition, increase transparency and protect the public from potential harms. Measures being […]

Australian Public Service launches data profession

The Australian Public Service (APS) has launched its data professional stream, in a bid to boost the APS’s data capabilities and improve its gathering, management and deployment of data. Underpinned […]

Facebook and Google dig in against Australian media law

Facebook has threatened to block Australians from sharing news via the social media platform and its Instagram service, if the government persists with plans to require the tech giant to […]

Canadian government suspends online services after cyberattack

Thousands of user accounts for online government services have been hacked, the Canadian government confirmed at the weekend. The cyberattacks, first reported by CBC News, targeted GCKey and Canada Revenue […]

UK government identity system still poses risk

The Verify identity verification programme continues to pose “notable risks” to the Cabinet Office due to challenges in delivery, according to the department’s annual report and accounts. The programme provides […]

Cyber criminals targeted Australian government nearly 450 times in one year

The Australian Government has published a three-pronged strategy to protect Australia from cyber attacks. A $1.67 billion plan has been launched to strengthen protection against cyber attacks targeting Australia’s government, […]

India considers non-personal data sharing regulation

India is considering taking steps to allow citizens and organisations to harness companies’ anonymised, non-personal data, after a committee recommended that such a move would boost domestic SMEs’ competitiveness and […]

Australia’s digital ID project delayed

The Australian government’s plan to integrate its myGovID digital identity with the myGov service platform has been delayed, after a trial uncovered usability concerns.  The digital ID will replace myGov’s […]

India and USA clamp down on China’s TikTok app

The US government is considering banning the Chinese social media app TikTok due to fears over surveillance and data-gathering. Speaking to Laura Ingraham on Fox News, secretary of state Mike Pompeo […]

Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure pays dividends in COVID response and recovery

Saudi Arabia’s investment in digital infrastructure helped ease the burden of COVID-19 lockdown measures, ensured easy access to e-government services and is likely to support the country’s economic recovery, according […]