privacy
Microsoft says it will follow California's digital privacy law in US
Amid fears law will hurt tech profits.
Nov 12 2019 1:30PM
CBA, NAB and Telstra to test govt's new AI ethics doctrine
Eight principles developed to guide application.
Nov 7 2019 10:36AM
WhatsApp hacked to spy on top govt officials at US allies - sources
Journalists, human rights activists also targeted.
Nov 1 2019 6:40AM
Australia yet to have "national cyber resilience": former ASIO, ASIS boss
Understanding and defence against cyber incidents still lacking.
Oct 31 2019 1:33PM
Google Australia sued over collection and use of location data
ACCC claims consumers misled about how to disable tracking.
Oct 29 2019 11:55AM
Privacy watchdog's Facebook probe ongoing after 18 months
Yet to hand down findings.
Oct 21 2019 6:50AM
Senate pushes encryption fix for US CLOUD Act fracture
To ensure Australian access to US servers.
Oct 17 2019 6:10PM
Australia, US negotiate CLOUD Act data swap pact
Providers in either country to be subject to requests.
Oct 8 2019 12:55PM
Facebook wins dismissal of investor lawsuit over privacy breach
Judge finds company's statements did not amount to deception.
Sep 27 2019 6:45AM
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica scandal
As part of ongoing app developer investigation.
Sep 23 2019 12:50PM
First states upload data to national facial recognition system
Victoria, Tasmania play national guinea pigs.
Sep 17 2019 11:57AM
NSW Health to trial body-worn cameras on paramedics
To deter violence against personnel.
Sep 10 2019 2:45PM
US judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed
Calls company's views on privacy "so wrong."
Sep 10 2019 12:40PM
Microsoft's LinkedIn loses appeal over scraping of user profiles
New precedent for access to publicly visible information.
Sep 10 2019 6:45AM
Google open sources differential privacy dev library
While under fire for privacy breaches.
Sep 6 2019 6:35AM
Aussie loyalty data lakes targeted in ACCC crackdown
Over alleged privacy and consent abuse.
Sep 5 2019 10:37AM
Researchers studying Facebook's impact on democracy threaten to quit
Saying the company failed to make data available to researchers as pledged.
Aug 28 2019 1:33PM
OAIC reduces frequency of data breach reporting
Despite steady stream of notifications.
Aug 28 2019 6:55AM
ABS re-examines how long it keeps Census names, addresses
Independent privacy assessment to inform decision.
Aug 26 2019 12:33PM
Google moots open standards to limit user web tracking
The cookie crumbles as users fight invasive marketing on the web.
Aug 23 2019 1:58PM
