Three teams of data scientists joined the good fight against risks associated with sharing large datasets at last week's Data Sharing Direct Ideation competition in Sydney. [ + ]

TIO complaints as a proportion of services in operation fell to 6.6 per 10,000 services during the June quarter, according to the Communications Alliance. [ + ]

Australia's .au domain administrator auDA is reconstituting its board as a result of a scathing government review into its operations. [ + ]

Customers still prefer to access customer service via phone, email or in person rather than through chatbots, social media or apps, according to a new study. [ + ]

Symantec has identified a surge in the use of targeted ransomware by an ever-increasing number of attack groups over the past two years. [ + ]

ACMA has issued Melbourne-based V4 Telecom a formal warning after some customers were unable to contact the company to complain after a service outage. [ + ]

AustCyber and the NSW Government have formally launched the sixth national Cyber Security Innovation Node at the Joint Cyber Security Centre in Sydney. [ + ]

The $380 million regional Mobile Black Spot Program has passed a significant milestone, with more than 700 new or improved base stations now operational. [ + ]

Vodafone is set to contact and refund customers after admitting it made misleading representations about its DCB service. [ + ]

Don't miss ITPA's inaugural Breakfast Briefing, North Sydney, 16 October, where you'll hear from three experts on privacy and compliance best practice. [ + ]

Pen Test Partners have hacked a Bluetooth hair straightener and started a fire. And they did it easily, using its own app. [ + ]

Dozens of experts will deliver robust discussions around real-world applications of digital tech and Industry 4.0 at Digitalize 2019 in Brisbane on 23 July. [ + ]

linux.conf.au 2020 organisers have issued an invitation to IT professionals for proposals for talks and miniconfs, on the theme of security, privacy and ethics. [ + ]

Electronic Frontiers Australia is urging Australians to oppose the use of facial recognition technology by government and law enforcement agencies. [ + ]

Microsoft has reversed course on planned changes to its partner incentive program which would see partners charged for the internal use of Microsoft products. [ + ]