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• Biometrics: Govt plays down concerns over mass surveillance, private-sector access

  Officials from the Department of Home Affairs have sought to assuage concerns that a proposed national facial recognition service could lay the basis for mass surveillance.

• Angelene Falk confirmed as Australia’s new privacy czar

  The government has appointed Angelene Falk as Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner.

• Optus takes exception to Telstra 5G claims

  Optus has hit back at Telstra over claims by the larger telco that it was the first Australian mobile carrier whose network was “5G ready”.

• Nvidia revenue hit by cryptocurrency drop

  Nvidia shares fell as much as 5 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the chip maker said cryptocurrency-fueled demand had dried up and it forecast sales below Wall Street targets, overshadowing quarterly results that otherwise beat expectations.

• Digitalisation: The next telco revolution

  The Australian telecommunications (telco) industry is largely responsible for the highly connected and digital world we live in today.

• Australian teen sparks FBI action after hacking Apple: media

  An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the main computer network of technology giant Apple.

• Oracle and IBM seek to build a Java API for SIMD support

  The Java Vector API aims to provide a mechanism to write complex vector algorithms in Java

• Cisco software, subscription strategies pay off

  Cisco's fiscal year 2018 results say deferred product revenue related to recurring software and subscription offers increased 23 percent over 2017.

• Zoho One adds AI and analytics upgrades at its one-year mark

  The Indian software firm’s all-in-one business app suite has seen impressive growth since its launch in 2017, says analyst.

• Australian Cyber Security Centre moves into new digs

  The government has cut the ribbon on the new home of the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

• Fines, prison for non-consensual sharing of intimate images

  Corporations could face fines in excess of half a million dollars if they fail to take down non-consensually posted intimate images — so-called “revenge porn”.

• NBN Co walks back wireless pricing proposal

  NBN Co’s CEO Bill Morrow said today that the company would dump a proposed pricing construct that could have seen the wholesale pricing of some fixed wireless NBN services pegged at $20 above an equivalent fixed line service.

• NBN Co almost doubles revenue in a year

  In Bill Morrow’s last full year results briefing before he leaves the role, the NBN Co chief executive today revealed that the company’s revenue for the 12 months ended 30 June had hit $1.99 billion — a 98 per cent increase on the prior year.

• ASX eyes further opportunities for blockchain tech

  ASX Limited, which operates the Australian Securities Exchange, says that it is eyeing broader opportunities for a new blockchain-inspired platform set to replace one of its key systems.

• Westpac CIO Dave Curran to leave bank

  Westpac’s group chief information officer, Dave Curran, will leave the bank at the end of January next year.