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Reasons for data-portability exemptions won't be disclosed, Australian watchdog says

( June 18, 2025, 07:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary:  Details of decisions to grant Australian companies exemptions under the country’s data-portability laws won’t be made public for “confidentiality reasons,” according to the country’s competition regulator. In a statement to MLex, a spokesperson for the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said that while the agency wouldn't reveal the reasons behind its exemption decisions, in the past it has done so on the grounds of avoiding the duplication of work due to platform migrations or core systems changes, IT difficulties following mergers and certain products no longer being offered.The statement to MLex from an ACCC spokesperson follows: ...

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