Smartphone technology essentially allows us to carry a computer in our pocket, but what happens to all the data that is collected? The consumer implications raised in this report include security versus convenience; legal issues related to privacy and consent; examples of current uses of biometrics in Australia and their corresponding privacy issues; and reference...

This report examines the major differences between digital media markets in Australia and the US. The researchers created a list of the most popular media titles over the last five years and checked their availability and price with Australian and American digital content providers over one month in early 2017.

Despite mobile and digital telecommunications being increasingly seen as essential, some Australians are missing out on participating fully in this new digital age. This report is concerned primarily with examining the affordability barriers for low income Australians.

ACCAN CEO, Teresa Corbin, presented at the CommsDay Summit 2016 in Sydney on 4 April which brought together telco industry leaders and politicians from across the country to discuss topics including the NBN, fixed and wireless technologies and the market.

The consumer IoT issues identified in this research report are derived from three broad consumer-focused use-cases: ‘smart’ homes and appliances (Connected Homes), wearables (activity trackers, smartwatches, implantable devices etc.) and health care (Connected Humans), and smart cities and smart cars (Connected Habitats). From these three IoT use-cases, the report identifies the following broad IoT consumer...