Katharine Kemp – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 How they rip you off online https://www.openforum.com.au/how-they-rip-you-off-online/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:35:24 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37763 Online shopping for products and services is convenient but all too often consumers are manipulated into spending more than they want and get less than they wanted.

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Tough new rules promised for tech privacy https://www.openforum.com.au/tough-new-rules-promised-for-tech-privacy/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:23:52 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34921 A proposed online privacy code would give consumers more control over how tech companies collect and use their data.

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One simple rule to protect consumer privacy https://www.openforum.com.au/one-simple-rule-to-protect-consumer-privacy/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:10:58 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34063 No major online marketplace in Australia respects the privacy of consumers. Letting customers opt out of data tracking would be a good start.

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American law makers take a swing at “big tech” https://www.openforum.com.au/american-law-makers-take-a-swing-at-big-tech/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:55:50 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=33319 Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business.

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Scroogled https://www.openforum.com.au/scroogled/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:12:51 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32579 The current review of the Federal Privacy Act could be the beginning of a process to obtain fairer privacy practices for consumers, but any reforms from this review will be a long time coming.

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The USA v Google https://www.openforum.com.au/the-usa-v-google/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:02:36 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30240 The US Department of Justice claims Google is illegally monopolising the markets for online search and search advertising in the biggest monopoly case since the 1998 lawsuit against Microsoft, but the legal action may take several years to reach any conclusion.

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The Digital Platforms Inquiry gets a lukewarm government response https://www.openforum.com.au/the-digital-platforms-inquiry-gets-a-lukewarm-government-response/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 22:17:26 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=25106 The ACCC's inquiry was launched to address concerns about the market power of major digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, and their impact on Australia's businesses and media.

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Taking back our online privacy https://www.openforum.com.au/taking-back-our-online-privacy/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:05:02 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22841 An entire industry exists to profile your life from your online data - everything from your shopping habits to your political views and medical conditions - and the results can cause genuine harm.

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The ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement will be tricky https://www.openforum.com.au/accc-wants-to-curb-digital-platform-power-but-enforcement-will-be-tricky/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:37:02 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18379 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says we need new laws to monitor and curb the power wielded by Google, Facebook and other powerful digital platforms.

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