privacy

Researchers access travel records with just a passenger surname

Researchers access travel records with just a passenger surname

Flight booking systems lag basic security standards.
Staff Writers Dec 28 2016 10:43AM Security
Brandis has no privacy clothes

Brandis has no privacy clothes

[Blog post] Look internally rather than criminalising research.
Justin Warren Dec 19 2016 2:00PM Strategy
OAIC tells govt to fix its privacy before criminalising data re-identification

OAIC tells govt to fix its privacy before criminalising data re-identification

Agencies need a privacy code.
Allie Coyne Dec 19 2016 10:01AM Security
NAB sent 60k customer details to the wrong email

NAB sent 60k customer details to the wrong email

Personal data mistakenly passed to outside party.
Allie Coyne Dec 19 2016 6:47AM Security
Senators call pre-Census privacy assessments "inadequate"

Senators call pre-Census privacy assessments "inadequate"

Question internal bias towards data matching.
Paris Cowan Nov 24 2016 5:21PM Strategy
Is data de-identification a myth?

Is data de-identification a myth?

Experts lock horns in Canberra.
Paris Cowan Nov 16 2016 9:30PM Strategy
Adobe fined $1.3m for 2013 mega data breach

Adobe fined $1.3m for 2013 mega data breach

Ordered to tighten up security practices.
Juha Saarinen Nov 16 2016 11:23AM Security
Medicare claims data sent to the wrong health records

Medicare claims data sent to the wrong health records

Human Services admits privacy breach.
Paris Cowan Nov 14 2016 2:55PM Security
Big W shutters online shopping after data leak

Big W shutters online shopping after data leak

Checkout pages pre-populated with other customers' data.
Juha Saarinen Nov 13 2016 2:59PM Security
OAIC gears up for national privacy survey

OAIC gears up for national privacy survey

Have new laws changed the public's attitude?
Paris Cowan Nov 8 2016 6:04AM Strategy
'Sorry' isn't good enough when sensitive data is compromised

'Sorry' isn't good enough when sensitive data is compromised

[Blog post] Lack of responsibility means Red Cross won't be the last.
Juha Saarinen Nov 2 2016 2:30PM Security
Contractor behind Australia's biggest-ever data breach revealed

Contractor behind Australia's biggest-ever data breach revealed

Exclusive: How human error exposed 550,000 donors.
Allie Coyne Oct 28 2016 4:25PM Security
Website creator Weebly leaks over 43 million accounts

Website creator Weebly leaks over 43 million accounts

Users asked to reset passwords.
Juha Saarinen Oct 21 2016 6:23AM Security
Vic Privacy Commissioner warns against profiling job candidates online

Vic Privacy Commissioner warns against profiling job candidates online

Avoiding the privacy pitfalls of social media checks.
Paris Cowan Oct 14 2016 4:30PM Strategy
Cancer register bill passes Senate with privacy fixes

Cancer register bill passes Senate with privacy fixes

Telstra-run database given official approval.
Allie Coyne Oct 13 2016 5:29PM Security
Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data

Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data

Researchers not automatically exempt.
Allie Coyne Oct 12 2016 5:07PM Security
Yahoo email scanning raises European ire

Yahoo email scanning raises European ire

Ireland investigating.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2016 7:09AM Security
Yahoo scanned customer emails for US intelligence

Yahoo scanned customer emails for US intelligence

Wrote custom software for real-time searches of incoming messages.
Joseph Menn , Staff Writers Oct 5 2016 4:53AM Security
Brandis' cyber security redemption

Brandis' cyber security redemption

[Blog post] How the govt could address its tattered infosec law reputation.
Juha Saarinen Oct 4 2016 3:00PM Security
Security firm disputes Yahoo claim hack was state-sponsored

Security firm disputes Yahoo claim hack was state-sponsored

Data to be sold to spammers.
Dustin Volz , Staff Writers Sep 30 2016 6:40AM Security

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