"legislation" news, interviews, and features

News about legislation

• Government-funded body's survey of cyber sector reveals encryption bill dread

  AustCyber #aabill survey, completed in November but not released until after bill passed, finds majority fear negative impact

• Foreign sellers set to see “significant” costs under new low-value GST laws

  The Productivity Commission gives the new GST laws the nod, while flagging “significant" compliance costs and“modest” revenue

• Aussie telcos to face fresh scrutiny under new national security laws

  Telcos required to "do their best to protect their networks and facilities from unauthorised access and interference"

• Government passes “Google Tax” into law

  New laws will come into effect from the beginning of July

• Data breach notification laws hit Parliament

  Proposed laws call for breach notification if there is a likely risk of harm to those affected

• Mandatory data breach laws kickstart compliance race

  Panel urges business to get its house in order

Features about legislation

• Who wins the net neutrality debate? Google, of course

  ISPs and carriers don't want to be regulated. Content providers don't want to be throttled. Welcome to the net neutrality debate

• What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

  Expect debates on cybersecurity, copyright, spectrum and privacy in Congress in 2013

• Tech issues don't make much of an appearance in US presidential campaign

  The 2012 presidential debate has focused more on the US economy, health care and jobs than on tech-specific issues