Tag: Apple

What the DiDi saga means for MNCs in China

Posted on   |  by Philippa Jones and Chim Lee
Not every foreign business in China need fear the cold winds of data regulation, but multinationals that capitalise on the PRC’s vast market and R&D capacity can expect to...

ACCC seeks to enter Apple and Epic showdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator has made an unusual request to the Federal Court to weigh in on the ongoing legal battle between US companies Epic Games and Apple, saying the...

Regulation ‘may be required’ for app stores: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...

‘No way’ govt will switch to GApple app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is “no way” the government will switch to the Google and Apple model for digital contact tracing, with Government Services Minister Stuart Robert’s office labelling the tech giants’...

Govt urged to ditch COVIDSafe for GApple

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government has been urged to follow the footsteps of the UK and ditch its contact tracing app in favour of the model provided by Apple and Google,...

COVIDSafe ‘extremely limited’: New research

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The effectiveness of COVIDSafe is “extremely limited” and the contact tracing app is unlikely to help prevent the spread of the virus, according to a new policy paper. The...

Google and Apple release contact tracing API

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is now testing Apple and Google’s framework for contact tracing, but its COVIDSafe app would likely need to be fundamentally altered in order to be compatible...

COVIDSafe code released, but developers unhappy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The source code for Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracing app has finally been publicly released, but a group of developers scrutinising the service say it has not been properly open...

Senate to probe tracing app on Wednesday

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Senate committee investigating the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic will turn its attention to the controversial contact tracing app this week. The Labor-led Select Committee on COVID-19...