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Australians hit by US surrogacy scam: FBI – 3 May 2019
Ray Blosser (head of US-based surrogacy) is accused of pocketing the tens of thousands of dollars in payments, meant to go to the surrogates. One Australian couple lost $48,000. Blosser is being charged with wire fraud.
Citrix hackers stole employee, financial data – 3 May 2019
Foreign cybercriminals hacked into Citrix’s (software company) network for nearly five months, accessing and removing Social Security numbers and financial information for current and ex-employees.
https://www.crn.com.au/news/citrix-hackers-stole-employee-financial-data-524598
Should Australia be partnering with the Chinese tech giants designing a surveillance state? – 3 May 2019
Australian corporations have partnered with CETC (China Electronics Technology Corporation) who use extreme technology to enable mass surveillance. This raises concern for human rights group and creates risks of data being used for other purposes.
Do you have a whistleblower policy? From July 1, you’ll need one – 2 May 2019
Australian whistleblowers have traditionally received very little in the way of overt protection. But things are changing. A spotlight is now directly above corporate Australia, with the public expecting greater transparency and higher standards of governance. From July 1, legislation requiring companies to give protection to whistleblower employees comes into effect, after reforms were passed by the Australian Parliament on February 19.
