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Adobe sued in US over ‘hidden’ exit fees

US regulators have launched legal action against software giant Adobe for its deceptive cancelation policy that allegedly traps subscribers into continuing to pay for popular software products like Photoshop...

Watchdog warning on data brokers’ risky business

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Data brokering threatens to harm consumers and competition, the ACCC has warned after taking a closer look at a murky industry that stretches from Big Tech to local government....

‘Select sourcing’ of EY for $10.7m Digital ID register

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Consulting giant EY will be paid almost $1 million a month to build the regulatory technology underpinning Australia’s expanding digital identity system, after the big four firm landed its...

Tech industry groups urge caution on merger reforms

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Tech industry groups are troubled by the Albanese government’s merger reforms, warning they could lower the investment attractiveness of the local tech sector. But the view presented by the...

ACCC waives through Cochlear’s revised rival buy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition watchdog is no longer opposing Cochlear’s planned buy of rival implants provider after its competing bone conduction business was carved out of the deal. The Australian Competition...

CDR fines hit limits of foreign firms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Global banking giant HSBC has avoided a hefty fine despite allegedly sending inaccurate and incomplete data through Australia’s budding economy-wide data sharing scheme. The bank paid penalties of $33,000...

ACCC probes AI impact on uncompetitive search market

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google’s dominance of internet search and the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt or entrench it will go under the microscope in the competition watchdog’s second inquiry of the...

Scam crackdown bearing fruit

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Reported scam losses are down more than 40 per cent after industry teamed with regulators and law enforcement to combat stings last year, as the consumer regulator pushes for...

Treasury to move on big tech gatekeepers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasury will soon open a consultation process on the government’s plan to crack down on anti-competitive conduct by digital platforms with what is expected to be an ex ante...

Big Tech facing ex ante competition regime in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Amazon, Apple, Google and other Big Tech companies face the prospect of an EU-style ex ante digital competition regime in Australia after the federal government agreed to progress work...