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As in Australia, laws that require ISPs and telecoms to retain customer metadata have proven controversial the world over, and some have been struck down by courts.

This is the July 2020 edition of Emerging Issues for the Australian technology, media and telecommunications sector.

Police and lawyers use electronic surveillance and on-the-spot downloads from devices as basic tools in criminal trials.

In the wake of the San Bernadino terror attacks, a US court has ordered that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone.

The ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung continues to wage.

These amendments propose to permit access to retained data in national security and serious criminal investigations.

Australia's interactive gambling laws are under review.

The Act also introduces requirements for telecommunications carriers and providers to preserve stored communications.

Does your business send SMS messages to clients? Do you know the laws around sending SMS marketing, and is your business compliant?

Significant reform is needed to keep pace with the regulatory challenges of contemporary telecommunication technologies.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has registered a code of practice that seeks to establish industry-wide practices and procedures relating to spam email.

An offensive tweet inspired a review of current telecommunications laws to impose tougher restrictions on social media.

Optus, Telstra and Vodafone are scrambling to stop call centre staff in India from selling their customer information.

The Privacy Commissioner announced the outcome of an investigation into a telecommunications company after a data breach.

Young people need to be aware of the possible criminal consequences of sexting and posting such images on the internet.

Accidentally sending a text message to the wrong person could be awkward, or disastrous if the content is inappropriate.

Considers how ACCC is targeting advertising in telecommunications and is cracking down on any misleading media.