“Guardians of the Galaxy” will be coming to Netflix in Australia, thanks to a deal with Disney. Netflix While Netflix is still yet to lock down an official launch date and price for its Australian service, the company has announced a raft of content that will be available at launch, thanks to global content deals …

Image by Alexandre Normand, CC BY 2.0 Both Australia’s largest telco and a leading digital privacy organisation have warned that mandatory data retention could create a “honeypot” of personal information that could be compromised by hackers and criminals. The warning came at a Parliamentary Committee hearing on proposed Data Retention legislation, which is hearing from telecommunications providers, security experts and …

Image by Abhisek Sarda, CC BY 2.0 Despite receiving 85,000 requests a year from government agencies requesting access to its customers’ metadata, Telstra has revealed that most of the requests for this digital data come via fax. Telstra shared the detail as part of an appearance at a public hearing on proposed Data Retention legislation held in Canberra today. Telstra …

Attorney-General George Brandis has been a key proponent of data retention legislation.CeBIT Australia, CC BY 2.0 The Attorney-General’s Department has rejected calls from legal experts and privacy advocates for greater oversight on proposed data retention legislation, saying that obtaining a warrant for every metadata request would be an onerous burden on law enforcement and security agencies that could see criminals …

Facebook is cracking down on hoax stories appearing in the News Feed. Facebook Facebook is updating its News Feed with a feature designed to reduce the number of fake and hoax stories that users see, but the social network says your daily dose of satire should remain unaffected. In an update on its blog, Facebook said it was acting on …

Telstra Telstra customers across the country have experienced issues accessing the internet today, with the telco facing an “unplanned outage” affecting its broadband and wireless data networks. The issue arose when “planned works” on the power system at one of Telstra’s Sydney data centres caused a power outage, and the centre’s standby power unit also failed. Telstra said it is …

Now playing: Watch this: In Depth: CES 2015 Day one 17:50 CES has finally opened its doors to the public, boasting a record 3,600-plus exhibitors and 2.2 million square feet of exhibition space across three distinct areas — Tech East (at the Las Vegas Convention Centre), Tech West (covering everything from 3D printing, health products and wearables) and the new …

Now playing: Watch this: CES In-depth: Press day 23:55 While CES hasn’t officially opened to the public, the big brands were sharing their news today as part of the official Press Day. There were plenty of celebrity cameos and gimmicks, but we also learnt a great deal about the major products hitting stores this year. It’s impossible to be everywhere …

Netflix Movie studios and rights holders may well have received their Christmas wish, with reports that Netflix has begun blocking users attempting to skirt around geoblocks on its US service by using a VPN. The news comes after a major industry group representing rights holders and distributors confirmed that its members were lobbying Netflix in the United States to see …

An image showing the iPhone 6 ad with full pricing in the fine print. ACCC Telstra has been hit with a AU$102,000 fine by the ACCC for misleading advertising relating to an ad for the iPhone 6. The advertisement was used to promote its phone and plan bundle for the device, but the ACCC deemed that it misrepresented pricing to …