Readers will be familiar with the explosive global growth in data theft and data leakage incidents. But they may be less familiar with the corresponding increase in multi-million-dollar law suits flowing from such incidents, as those who are burned in the fall-out from security breaches seek compensation from the courts to cover their losses.
Intervention by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has prompted Nokia Australia to retract unfair warranty conditions after it restricted claims to within three months of purchase.
Foreign students and IT graduates who paid for an IT course conducted by Zanok Technologies were misled and deceived about the course and exploited by unconscionable conduct, the Federal Court has found.
Australian Regional Employment Agencies (AREA) and its national recruitment manager, Mr Shreyas Narayana, have admitted to misleading job seekers over paid IT training courses run by Zanok Technologies.