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'Readily available' consumer spyware apps could violate raft of Aussie laws
YouTube finds influence campaign tied to Hong Kong protests
Google moots open standards to limit user web tracking
Bravura swallows finance SaaS vendor Midwinter for $50m
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Future of facial recognition at Australian airports now uncertain
Home Affairs moves to remediate old stock amid replacement project.
Aug 23 2019 7:02AM
Home Affairs could tap telcos for MAC and IP addresses, port numbers
As more organisations use data retention laws.
Jul 17 2019 4:55AM
Australia's airport smartgate upgrade stalls
Only operational trial paused.
Jul 15 2019 7:25AM
Home Affairs deletes top govt cyber advisor position
Role disappears ahead of review.
Jun 21 2019 6:50AM
Home Affairs to consolidate comms platforms
Calls for single UC solution.
Jun 17 2019 11:50AM
Dept Home Affairs appoints new CIO, restructures tech group
Merges IT, major capability divisions.
May 22 2019 7:00AM
Home Affairs chief Pezzullo decries rise of the 'digital industrial complex'
Cyber tsar worried about "connectivity without values".
Mar 14 2019 8:30PM
Second Aussie airport gets new contactless arrivals smartgates
And another lines up.
Feb 12 2019 7:20AM
Home Affairs says encryption-busting laws now in use
Training expands to police forces this month.
Jan 30 2019 4:28PM
National real-time intelligence system quietly gets another $59m
Govt approves full funding for tranche one.
Jan 15 2019 12:00PM
Home Affairs narrows down bids for billion-dollar visa platform deal
Two consortiums in race for lucrative contract.
Dec 10 2018 1:17PM
Australia’s diplomats at odds with crypto bill
DFAT signs on to Paris Call for cyber stability.
Dec 3 2018 12:00PM
Home Affairs culls IT contractors amid budget blowout
Hundreds walked after projects paused.
Nov 19 2018 6:30AM
Home Affairs says crypto-busting preferable to buying greyhat cracks
Puts rules around use of encryption keys, judicial review.
Oct 11 2018 9:26PM
Govt to review how identity data is managed, secured
Probe will consider how ID documents are issued and handled.
Sep 27 2018 6:45AM
Department of Home Affairs CIO quits
After just seven months.
Sep 18 2018 6:58AM
Home Affairs dominates in govt cyber war games
Outplays public, private rivals.
Sep 17 2018 10:55AM
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Aussie corporates in govt cyber war games named
Public vs private in Operation Shell Breaker.
Sep 5 2018 6:01AM
Home Affairs nears ASD Top 4 compliance
Whitelisting, OS patching added to the books.
Aug 21 2018 12:00PM
Mobile check-in goes live for Australian international flights
Qantas to introduce service in October.
Aug 6 2018 11:30AM
