privacy

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint over Firefox user tracking

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint over Firefox user tracking

Over privacy preserving attribution feature.
Supantha Mukherjee Sep 26 2024 6:37AM Software
23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for US$30 million

23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for US$30 million

Genetics testing company accused of failing to protect privacy.
Jonathan Stempel Sep 16 2024 6:03AM Security
US appeals court revives Google privacy class action

US appeals court revives Google privacy class action

Over consent for data collection.
Jonathan Stempel Aug 21 2024 5:57AM Security
Oracle reaches US$115 million consumer privacy settlement

Oracle reaches US$115 million consumer privacy settlement

Denies wrongdoing.
Jonathan Stempel Jul 21 2024 9:27PM Security
Medibank taken to court by Australia’s privacy watchdog

Medibank taken to court by Australia’s privacy watchdog

Over 2022 data breach.
Ry Crozier Jun 5 2024 9:24AM Security
US lawmakers strike deal on data privacy legislation

US lawmakers strike deal on data privacy legislation

To restrict the collection and sale of consumer data.
David Shepardson Apr 9 2024 3:53AM Security
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit

Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit

Over alleged tracking of users in "private" mode.
Jonathan Stempel Apr 2 2024 6:14AM Security
Facebook and Meta to restrict content for teens

Facebook and Meta to restrict content for teens

Following global regulatory pressure.
Staff Writer Jan 10 2024 9:43AM Emerging Tech
US Supreme Court rejects X's surveillance disclosure challenge

US Supreme Court rejects X's surveillance disclosure challenge

Wants to expose frequency of federal law enforcement requests.
Nate Raymond Jan 9 2024 6:36AM Security
Chelsea Manning: Tech more efficient than laws to ensure privacy

Chelsea Manning: Tech more efficient than laws to ensure privacy

Argues legal or regulatory mechanisms more susceptible to tampering.
Catarina Demony Nov 15 2023 12:19PM Security
Gov to make automated decision-making transparent

Gov to make automated decision-making transparent

And criminalise re-identification of data.
Jeremy Nadel Sep 28 2023 12:46PM Security
Majority of Australians have had a negative privacy experience with an organisation: OAIC

Majority of Australians have had a negative privacy experience with an organisation: OAIC

Majority of Aussies concerned over their data.
Athina Mallis Aug 10 2023 11:32AM Governance
Google fails to end US$5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

Google fails to end US$5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

Over alleged secret tracking of internet use.
Jonathan Stempel Aug 9 2023 6:49AM Security
Google handed user data to Aus authorities 5525 times last year

Google handed user data to Aus authorities 5525 times last year

Releases its latest transparency report.
Jeremy Nadel Jul 26 2023 6:36AM Security
Endeavour Group seeks national coordination of 'harm minimisation' tech at gambling venues

Endeavour Group seeks national coordination of 'harm minimisation' tech at gambling venues

Including facial recognition, "digital, carded or cashless solutions".
Jeremy Nadel Jul 20 2023 12:02PM Software
Oracle calls Google data collection "unfair, unrepentant and unrestrained"

Oracle calls Google data collection "unfair, unrepentant and unrestrained"

Privacy Act reforms should rein in dominant digital platforms.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 19 2023 6:51AM Software
Suncorp worries privacy law changes could undermine anti-fraud mechanisms

Suncorp worries privacy law changes could undermine anti-fraud mechanisms

Depending on where lawmakers land on permissible customer data use.
Ry Crozier Jul 17 2023 6:55AM Financial Services
Meta and TikTok handed users' data to Aus authorities 3654 times last year

Meta and TikTok handed users' data to Aus authorities 3654 times last year

Relating to 5338 accounts.
Jeremy Nadel May 31 2023 7:01AM Software
Meta to face record EU privacy fine

Meta to face record EU privacy fine

Over Facebook data transfer to US.
Foo Yun Chee and Padraic Halpin May 18 2023 11:53AM Security
Latitude Financial faces first-ever joint A/NZ privacy investigation

Latitude Financial faces first-ever joint A/NZ privacy investigation

After large-scale data breach.
Ry Crozier May 10 2023 9:46AM Financial Services

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