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Hidden costs, manipulation, forced continuity: report reveals how Australian consumers are being duped online

Image: ShutterstockAustralian consumers’ choices on websites and apps are being manipulated through online designs taking advantage of their weaknesses. That’s according to research on...

How one simple rule change could curb online retailers’ snooping on you

  Picture: Rupixen.com/UnsplashI spent last week studying the 26,000 words of privacy terms published by eBay and Amazon, trying to extract some straight answers,...

ACCC ‘world first’: Australia’s Federal Court found Google misled users about personal location data

  Image: Henry Perks / UnsplashThe Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from...

The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search

Image: Jens Meyer/AP The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition...

The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change

MICK TSIKAS/AAP The Australian government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain the trust of the millions of Australians being called on...

Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back

Your online activity can be turned into an intimate portrait of your life - and used for profit. Shutterstock.com Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to...

Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google’s digital dominance

Facebook and Google potentially face fresh curbs on their market power. Shutterstock.com The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for “holistic,...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.