Regulatory Watch Meta has suggested that Facebook and Instagram face being shut down in Europe if new models for transatlantic data transfer are not adopted. EU regulators are scrutinising the agreements, including the ‘Privacy Shield’, that enable Meta to store data from European users on US servers. Meanwhile, the company has promoted Sir Nick Clegg… [Read More]
IIC Australian Chapter Event | Anonymity Online
This event will be held online. A Zoom link will be forwarded to individual ticket holders in the lead up to the event. When: Thursday, 17th March 2022Time: 11:00am – 12:00pmWhere: Online via Zoom Providing users with a platform to contribute to public debate without having to reveal their identity has been seen as one… [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – January 2022
Regulatory Watch The US launch of 5G services by AT&T and Verizon has been delayed again as a lobby group for America’s largest airlines urges the US government to act to avoid disruption from 5G signals close to airports. The C-band spectrum used by the 5G services is adjacent to those used by altimeters, and planned… [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – December 2021
Regulatory Watch Google has announced revised commitments to its privacy sandbox in the UK, including the appointment of an independent Monitoring Trustee, more extensive testing and further clarity on its commitment not to use first-party personal data for targeting and measurement on non-Google websites. The company says that, if accepted by the UK’s Competition and… [Read More]
Asia Telecommunications & Media Forum 2022 (Online)
Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 February 2022 Tuesday 8 February: 1300– 1600 ICT / 1700 – 2000 AEST / 0600-0900 GMT Wednesday 9 February: 1300– 1745 ICT / 1700 – 2145 AEST /0600-1045 GMT Thursday 10 February: 1300– 1745 ICT/ 1700 – 2145 AEST / 0600-1045 GMT The IIC’s well respected annual Asia Telecom & Media Forum… [Read More]
IIC Webinar – In conversation | The Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Derek Wilding
In October this year Australia’s Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, The Hon Paul Fletcher MP released a book Governing in the Age of the Internet. The book outlined key challenges the internet has posed for governments as they seek to preserve their sovereignty, protect their citizens from harm, and regulate neutrally… [Read More]