Current Issues & Events
Justice Michael Kirby receives Australian Privacy Medal
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Justice Michael Kirby addressed IIA's 2008 annual dinner.Senior High Court Judge, Justice Michael Kirby was last night awarded the inaugural Australian Privacy Medal in recognition of over 30 year's work in this area. a pioneer of the OECD principles, chair of the ALRC which gave rise to the Australian privacy legislation. He remains an inspiration to us all as we recommit to our efforts in this area, IIA chief executive Peter Coroneos, said.

 
ACTA trade agreement with no drafts is scheduled for conclusion by December
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) today called on the Australian Government to take a balanced approach to a little-publicised Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that may be in force by the end of the year.
 
New industry code offers safer online experiences
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) announced its new code of practice for online and mobile service content providers effective 16 July 2008.
 
Families qualify for 50% tax rebates for net security
Thursday, 03 July 2008
From 1 July, some 1.3 million Australian families (with 2.7 million students) will be eligible for a refund tax offset of 50% deduction on all internet security software under the under the Education Tax Refund program.
 
No substitute for separation for a competitive National Broadband Network
Friday, 27 June 2008
“Nothing less than an open and competitive National Broadband Network (NBN) should be our goal,” Chairman of the Internet Industry Association (IIA), Domenic Carosa, said today.
 
Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy
Thursday, 19 June 2008
The IIA welcomes the "Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy, " issued at the close of the OECD Ministerial Meeting, reflecting the views of representatives from over 40 different countries.
 
Peter Coroneos on why we should be concerned with Intermediary Liability
Friday, 23 May 2008
IIA Chief Executive, Peter Coroneos talked about exposing intermediaries to ever increasing risk at AARnet's Ozeconference , 28 May at 1.00pm AEST. Available via a streaming web feed.
 
Australian broadband spreads, data caps up as costs plateau
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Higher speed broadband services and increases in data caps mean that across Australia, more consumers are able to access high speed broadband and access bandwidth intensive services more frequently without penalty, according to The Spectrum/IIA latest quarterly tracking of broadband prices.
 
Symantec report identifies alarming user threats
Thursday, 10 April 2008
The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report provides a six-month update of worldwide Internet threat activity. It includes analysis of network-based attacks, a review of known vulnerabilities, and highlights of malicious code. It also assesses trends in phishing and spam activity. This summary of the Internet Security Threat Report will alert readers to current trends and impending threats that Symantec has observed for the six-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2007.
 
UK guidance for Internet a welcome element in the fight to protect kids online
Saturday, 05 April 2008
“This is a good day for families on the internet,” Peter Coroneos, Chief Executive of the Internet Industry Association (IIA), said.
 
Council of Europe Guidelines caution against universal or general blocking software
Thursday, 03 April 2008

The Council of Europe (CoE) issued a set of filtering "best practices" for adoption by its member states on 26 March 2008.

 
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