{"id":879641,"date":"2025-12-21T23:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T05:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/data-bungle-forces-act-to-abandon-claims-about-consent-law-success\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T05:28:27","slug":"data-bungle-forces-act-to-abandon-claims-about-consent-law-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/data-bungle-forces-act-to-abandon-claims-about-consent-law-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Data bungle forces ACT to abandon claims about consent law success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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