Ben Grubb

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They know where you live, work, play, shop, eat and a hell of a lot more

July 4, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

GroundTruth. Near. Snakk Media. Bliss. You’ve probably never heard of these companies — and that’s the way they like it. They’re the advertising-technology firms that […]

How LG avoided consumer guarantees, and didn’t break the law

June 29, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

If you’ve ever had to deal with trying to get a faulty product repaired or replaced, you’ve probably at least once experienced the struggle of […]

Telstra overhaul to eliminate the human touch

June 20, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Read between the lines of Telstra’s “radical transformation” plan and you’ll come to the conclusion that it hopes eventually to eliminate human staff entirely from […]

World Cup 2018: Fans left seething as Optus issues ‘ruin’ viewing experience

June 15, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Australian football fans were left fuming on Friday night as Optus failed to deliver a stable live video stream of the World Cup match between […]

Low prices and better performance key to Chinese telco domination

May 15, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers are making inroads in Australia despite questions over links to alleged bribery and concerns over potential espionage due to their ability […]

Budget 2018: Space agency funded, parliament gets boosted cyber defences

May 8, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

The Australian federal government has revealed just how much money it will allocate to the establishment of a space agency and its industry, while also […]

Facebook dating: a question of trust

May 6, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

What do you do when you’re the world’s largest online social media service connecting billions of people, you’re in the middle of a privacy scandal, […]

Be alert but not alarmed about mammoth CBA breach, say experts

May 4, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Commonwealth Bank customers should be “alert but not alarmed” about a mammoth data breach in 2016, which the bank chose to keep private, Australia’s former […]

Russian router spies: what you can do to protect your home internet

April 20, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Some troubling news was issued this week, with the the Australian, US and British governments issuing joint warnings about alleged Russian state-sponsored actors maliciously targeting […]

Where did all of Australia’s technology journalists go? Hint: mostly into public relations

April 18, 2018 Ben Grubb 27

It’s often joked among the remaining technology journalists in Australia that the ratio of technology public relations (PR) professionals to journalists is wildly unbalanced, with […]

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