privacy

EU mulls five-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas

EU mulls five-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas

To give it time to work out how to prevent abuses.
Foo Yun Chee Jan 17 2020 1:18PM Security
WA's P&N Bank hit by data breach

WA's P&N Bank hit by data breach

"Non-sensitive" data from CRM accessed.
Justin Hendry Jan 16 2020 11:15AM Security
Google cutting web cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers

Google cutting web cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers

Tries to satisfy increased privacy demands from users.
Paresh Dave Jan 15 2020 1:33PM Security
Home Affairs rejects claims anti-encryption laws conflict with US CLOUD Act

Home Affairs rejects claims anti-encryption laws conflict with US CLOUD Act

“No issues” that would prevent bilateral agreement.
Justin Hendry Jan 14 2020 12:40PM Security
Businesses should control their B2B data, says EU commissioner

Businesses should control their B2B data, says EU commissioner

Prevent same exploitation seen with consumer data.
Staff Writer Jan 9 2020 9:49AM Storage
ABS to weigh in on safe data access

ABS to weigh in on safe data access

Research paper slated for release early next year.
Matt Johnston Dec 13 2019 11:24AM Strategy
Three states complete national face matching database upload

Three states complete national face matching database upload

Driver's licence data from millions now in central system.
Justin Hendry Dec 11 2019 1:25PM Strategy
Medicare data matching laws waved through

Medicare data matching laws waved through

Despite privacy concerns.
Justin Hendry Dec 6 2019 1:00PM Strategy
Loyalty schemes on runway for data harvesting reset: ACCC

Loyalty schemes on runway for data harvesting reset: ACCC

Automatic profile linking to payment cards under threat.
Justin Hendry Dec 3 2019 1:55PM Strategy
NZ gun registry privacy breach spilt owners' addresses

NZ gun registry privacy breach spilt owners' addresses

SAP audit found sensitive details of hundreds of people accessed.
Juha Saarinen Dec 3 2019 1:26PM Security
Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws

Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws

To give users more information about what data advertisers might receive.
Elizabeth Culliford Dec 3 2019 7:00AM Cloud
DoH! Microsoft to build DNS over HTTPS into Windows 10

DoH! Microsoft to build DNS over HTTPS into Windows 10

For greater privacy and cybersecurity.
Juha Saarinen Nov 19 2019 12:55PM Networking
Microsoft says it will follow California's digital privacy law in US

Microsoft says it will follow California's digital privacy law in US

Amid fears law will hurt tech profits.
Diane Bartz and Nandita Bose Nov 12 2019 1:30PM Strategy
CBA, NAB and Telstra to test govt's new AI ethics doctrine

CBA, NAB and Telstra to test govt's new AI ethics doctrine

Eight principles developed to guide application.
Justin Hendry Nov 7 2019 10:36AM Software
WhatsApp hacked to spy on top govt officials at US allies - sources

WhatsApp hacked to spy on top govt officials at US allies - sources

Journalists, human rights activists also targeted.
Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter Nov 1 2019 6:40AM Security
Australia yet to have "national cyber resilience": former ASIO, ASIS boss

Australia yet to have "national cyber resilience": former ASIO, ASIS boss

Understanding and defence against cyber incidents still lacking.
Justin Hendry Oct 31 2019 1:33PM Strategy
Google Australia sued over collection and use of location data

Google Australia sued over collection and use of location data

ACCC claims consumers misled about how to disable tracking.
Ry Crozier Oct 29 2019 11:55AM Cloud
Privacy watchdog's Facebook probe ongoing after 18 months

Privacy watchdog's Facebook probe ongoing after 18 months

Yet to hand down findings.
Justin Hendry Oct 21 2019 6:50AM Security
Senate pushes encryption fix for US CLOUD Act fracture

Senate pushes encryption fix for US CLOUD Act fracture

To ensure Australian access to US servers.
Justin Hendry Oct 17 2019 6:10PM Strategy
Australia, US negotiate CLOUD Act data swap pact

Australia, US negotiate CLOUD Act data swap pact

Providers in either country to be subject to requests.
Justin Hendry Oct 8 2019 12:55PM Security

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