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Asha Barbaschow University confirms the personal information included in the breach contained names, email addresses, and phone numbers of some staff, students, and external parties https://www.zdnet.com/article/swinburne-university-confirms-over-5000-individuals-affected-in-data-breach/

Campbell Kwan Australian Android users were not told by Google about various settings that allow the search giant to collect personal location data. https://www.zdnet.com/article/court-finds-google-misled-australian-consumers-on-how-it-collected-personal-location-data/

Aimee Chanthadavong Google says Google Earth is getting its biggest update since 2017. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-introduces-timelapse-to-google-earth/

Chris Duckett After trying to get vendors to produce updates to fix vulnerabilities quicker, Project Zero is trying an explicit patch period. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-project-zero-testing-30-day-grace-period-on-bug-details-to-boost-user-patching/

Eileen Yu Following a decline in its smartphone business, Chinese tech giant is looking to its other connected devices including laptops and smart TVs to...

Aimee Chanthadavong The Australian consumer watchdog has found that MYOB's proposed acquisition of GreatSoft will not lessen competition in the market. https://www.zdnet.com/article/accc-gives-myob-the-go-ahead-to-acquire-greatsoft/

Stephanie Condon US law enforcement requests for data related to consumer services was higher in 2020 than in previous years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-reports-increase-in-us-law-enforcement-data-requests-in-2020/

While some of the powerhouses of the past 30 years have struggled, leaders such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple have gone from strength...

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet The social media platform has launched a new initiative to evaluate its AI systems and better inform users. https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-is-taking-a-closer-look-at-its-own-algorithms-in-a-bid-to-reduce-bias/