privacy

Email blunder exposes 83,000 Kiwi quake claimants' details

Email blunder exposes 83,000 Kiwi quake claimants' details

Auto-complete accident.
Juha Saarinen Mar 25 2013 2:40PM Security
Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details

Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details

No content disclosed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2013 4:20PM Security
Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details

Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details

No content disclosed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2013 7:12AM Security
Hijacked webcam footage paraded online

Hijacked webcam footage paraded online

RATS spy on female 'slaves'.
Darren Pauli Mar 12 2013 11:52AM Security
Data retention stalls at committee level

Data retention stalls at committee level

Updated: IIA welcomes AG's appointment.
Joshua Gliddon Feb 4 2013 4:34PM Telco/ISP
US app owner to pay $768k to settle child privacy charges

US app owner to pay $768k to settle child privacy charges

Stored address book data.
Danielle Walker Feb 4 2013 7:18AM Security
WhatsApp probed over privacy breaches

WhatsApp probed over privacy breaches

Canadian privacy commissioner urges new guidelines.
Dan Raywood Jan 30 2013 1:01PM Security
Amex tops list of most trusted companies online

Amex tops list of most trusted companies online

Privacy policies too complicated for most.
Joshua Gliddon Jan 30 2013 11:55AM Security
Privacy pundits call for Skype transparency

Privacy pundits call for Skype transparency

Demands for Skype data retention and confidentiality details.
Dan Raywood Jan 26 2013 10:48AM Security
Australian government demand for Google users' data spikes

Australian government demand for Google users' data spikes

Criminal investigations mostly.
Juha Saarinen Jan 24 2013 6:56AM Security
German police building malware

German police building malware

Using commercial FinFisher tool for now.
Dan Raywood Jan 18 2013 4:15AM Security
Loan agency loses data on 583K Canadian students

Loan agency loses data on 583K Canadian students

External hard drive lost.
James Hale Jan 17 2013 10:41AM Security
Local councils dubbed data privacy dunces

Local councils dubbed data privacy dunces

Some £2 million in penalties reached.
Dan Raywood Dec 28 2012 9:26AM Security
EU publishes code of online rights

EU publishes code of online rights

ISPs and users given clear expectations.
Staff Writers Dec 27 2012 9:43AM Telco/ISP
Vic Govt to set up privacy and data security office

Vic Govt to set up privacy and data security office

Combines two existing roles.
Staff Writers Dec 27 2012 8:05AM Security
ACMA targets privacy gap in location services

ACMA targets privacy gap in location services

Users unaware of data sharing.
Staff Writers Dec 20 2012 1:45PM Telco/ISP
Finance regulator issues draft data protection guide

Finance regulator issues draft data protection guide

APRA calls for comments by March 2013.
Liz Tay Dec 12 2012 1:15PM Security
Survey: 94 percent of US hospitals breached

Survey: 94 percent of US hospitals breached

Cost the US health care industry $6.6 billion annually.
Dan Kaplan Dec 11 2012 9:12AM Security
US watchdog slams mobile apps for collecting data

US watchdog slams mobile apps for collecting data

Nearly 60 percent of apps send user data back to developers.
Juha Saarinen Dec 11 2012 7:40AM Software
California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy

California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy

Decade-old law revived.
Danielle Walker Dec 10 2012 9:09AM Security

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