Telecommunications, Media and Technology

Insights
Invasion of privacy? There's an app for that
More and more of us are using mobile phone apps, but do we know what information we're handing over? New draft guidelines to help developers understand privacy laws and warn users are open for public comment, as David Kreltszheim and Christopher Hibbard explain.
24 Apr 2013
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Court torpedos pleading injurious falsehood as device to obtain injunction in defamation cases
It seems to be increasingly fashionable to plead injurious falsehood in addition to, or in lieu of, defamation, but as Doug Bishop and Gail Noe show, sometimes following fashion doesn't pay off.
14 Feb 2013
Video
What does the High Court's Google decision mean?
Timothy Webb talks to BRRMedia about the implications of the High Court's Google decision.
6 Feb 2013
Alert
No hits in High Court search for Google liability for its advertisers' representations
Google's publication of misleading advertisements by its AdWords customers did not mean that Google itself had breached section 52 of the Trade Practices Act and engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, according to the High Court this morning (Google Inc v The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2013] HCA 1).
6 Feb 2013
Insights
Federal Government responds to Convergence Review in part, with key issues left for another day
The Federal Government's long-awaited initial response to the Convergence Review Final Report was released last Friday. Kate Jordan, Mary Still and Anna Haynes see what's in store for Australia's media sector.
6 Dec 2012