Australia's consumer watchdog has handed down 23 proposed changes in a new report into the behaviour of the world's biggest tech giants. If adopted, tech giants will be required to take the collection and use of user data more seriously. The recommendations include creating an independent ombudsman, a new specialist arm named the "ACCC digital platforms branch" for proactively investigating anti-competitive conduct, upgrading the Privacy Act, improve handling of fake news, and allow users to select their default search engine and browser on Android. The intent is to bring Australia in line with the protections the US and Europe have for user privacy.
Maybe they will finally make it law that users get root access to their devices by default.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 28 2019, @01:29PM (1 child)
lol. it's a billboard in your pocket with a camera and keylogger watching all your moves, financed with advertisment monies.
the os might be called android but it turns a regular human user into a real one.
never will the user get real complete control over the device... it negates its existance.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 28 2019, @03:17PM
Speak for yourself. Cell radio aside because that can't be helped, mine does what I allow it to and nothing else.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.