Meta fined US$25bn over Cambridge Analytica privacy claims
Facebook's owner will appeal after a September jury found more than 43 million violations, while Australia resolved the same scandal through an A$50m OAIC payment program.
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Meta fined US$25bn over Cambridge Analytica privacy claims
Facebook's owner will appeal after a September jury found more than 43 million violations, while Australia resolved the same scandal through an A$50m OAIC payment program.
auDA exempts existing .com.au names after COSBOA backlash
COSBOA opposed the September proposal; new registrations still face a tighter test, consultation is due later in 2026, and up to 2.7m names were at risk.
Governments take websites offline as PHP attacks begin
Cloudflare says early attacks are under way; Australia's ASD has warned; users should update to 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 or 8.2.35. WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and Drupal run on PHP.
Wells says Meta faces the teen ban’s first court test
eSafety’s July report found most under-16s kept or made accounts; a reasonable-steps ruling would shape how brands reach them.
Apple cuts off email IDs on half of Australia's mobile web
Apple’s Safari 27 blocks services such as Unified ID 2.0, ID5 and LiveRamp, while publishers can still use their own logged-in data.
Meta reportedly pulled AI clause overseas, kept it here
Meta’s updated Commercial Terms take effect 30 October, letting it crawl linked Australian business websites for AI training unless firms stop using its products.
Australians could switch off algorithmic feeds under duty law
Platforms, apps, games and AI chatbots would owe users protection from serious harms under Anika Wells' Digital Duty of Care bill, with fines reported above $100 million. Professional news is exempt; Coalition opposed; Greens want a Senate inquiry.
