Telstra has agreed to pay a penalty over the management of its Premium Direct Billing (PDB) after the competition watchdog the ACCC alleged that the telco made false or misleading representations to consumers over the third-party billing service.

Security company Kaspersky Lab has used a submission to an Australian Government inquiry into the trade system and digital economy to argue against measures that would get in the way of the company's software being used within Australia.

Samsung has nabbed victory by nabbing major Aussie bank NAB in its quest to see Australia's four big banks all offering access to Samsung Pay, as ever more consumers make payments via mobile devices.

Communications provider the MNF Group has been selected as a preferred supplier to the Tasmanian Government for telephony and IP-based services.

Everyone and his/her dog has been up in arms against Facebook ever since the recent revelations that the company allowed user data of tens of millions to seep away into the control of a third party. So why should political parties in Australia be allowed to use Australians' personal data for political purposes?

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