Telstra is ramping up the deployment of 4G internet and voice services on small cell technology across regional Australia areas as part of the second phase of the Government’s national mobile blackspot program.

Displaced tech workers are starting to fight back. IT workers at the state-supported University of California are set to file a case this week against their being replaced by workers from the Indian outsourcing company HCL.

The Australian Labor Party has termed the illegal accessing of a journalist's metadata by the Australian Federal Police as "shocking" and questioned why it was disclosed on a Friday afternoon when the Commonwealth Ombudsman was informed two days earlier.

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has added its voice to the calls for a tightening of the rules allowing access to telecommunications metadata.

Facebook has been targeting Australian children using algorithms to identify and exploit them through highly targeted advertising.

As Australian online retailers brace for the arrival of online giant Amazon, a senior official of a global provider of cloud-based ecommerce solutions and services has advised locals to optimise their site for mobile use as Australians are using smartphones for shopping more than ever.

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