In this issue:
Act now to stop the #AABill | Business scams on the rise | Copper to stay regulated | Quantum computing comes closer
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There have been some new and interesting developments on the Assistance and Access Bill (2018), which I think are important to communicate.
Despite a growing list of concerns with the bill as it stands, Prime Minister Morrison and Minister Dutton continue to call for the bill to be passed, with pressure being put on the PJCIS to recommend that it be passed before the end of parliamentary sitting time in 2018. ITPA has joined with a number of other technology industry groups to insist that the PJCIS does not rush to recommend the bill.
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The federal government has passed an amendment that will allow Australians to permanently delete their My Health Records at any time.
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Reports of business email compromise (BEC) to Scamwatch have grown by one-third this year.
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The ACCC has decided to extend the declaration of Telstra's wholesale copper-based fixed line services until at least mid-2024.
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The Commonwealth Government's Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) has now opened in Adelaide.
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Australian scientists have overcome another hurdle for building a silicon-based quantum computer.
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