privacy

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
Brandis says white hats will be exempt from data law changes

Brandis says white hats will be exempt from data law changes

Criminal offences won't apply to researchers.
Allie Coyne Sep 29 2016 5:31PM Security
Health pulls Medicare dataset after breach of doctor details

Health pulls Medicare dataset after breach of doctor details

[Updated] Researchers say govt encryption was poor.
Paris Cowan Sep 29 2016 11:27AM Security
Telstra grilled over security of cancer register data

Telstra grilled over security of cancer register data

OAIC floats new breach reporting requirements.
Allie Coyne Sep 29 2016 9:12AM Telco/ISP
Pilgrim permanently appointed Information Commissioner

Pilgrim permanently appointed Information Commissioner

Will also keep privacy role.
Paris Cowan Sep 28 2016 5:45PM Strategy
Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Changes to Privacy Act coming.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 5:33PM Strategy
WA police database breaches skyrocket

WA police database breaches skyrocket

Agency steps up access audits.
Paris Cowan Sep 28 2016 4:21PM Software
Facebook ordered to delete WhatsApp user data in Germany

Facebook ordered to delete WhatsApp user data in Germany

Regulator says company breached data protection law.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2016 6:35AM Security
Aussie IoT firms get a fail mark for privacy

Aussie IoT firms get a fail mark for privacy

Global sweep picks up widespread shortcomings.
Paris Cowan Sep 23 2016 4:14PM Strategy
NSW govt rejects legal remedies for invasions of privacy

NSW govt rejects legal remedies for invasions of privacy

Commissioner disappointed by response.
Paris Cowan Sep 6 2016 2:21PM Strategy

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