privacy

1.6 million Brit IDs dumped

1.6 million Brit IDs dumped

Health service numbers, names, addresses and birthdates sent to landfill.
Dan Raywood Sep 19 2011 10:59AM Security
Child abuse tip-offs sent unencrypted

Child abuse tip-offs sent unencrypted

British police website endangered citizen information for "several months".
Stewart Mitchel Sep 16 2011 12:18PM Security
Coming soon: Track, lock and wipe your Intel laptop

Coming soon: Track, lock and wipe your Intel laptop

More technologies emerge from McAfee-Intel buy.
SC Staff Sep 16 2011 7:21AM Security
Doin' time for data breaches?

Doin' time for data breaches?

UK privacy watchdog has called for prison sentences to be considered for data breaches.
Dan Raywood Sep 16 2011 7:21AM Security
British health service criticised for data breach

British health service criticised for data breach

Memory stick forgotten.
SC Staff Sep 12 2011 11:40AM Security
British health service criticised for data breach

British health service criticised for data breach

Memory stick forgotten.
SC Staff Sep 8 2011 2:09PM Security
British gov watchdog wants privacy tought in schools

British gov watchdog wants privacy tought in schools

Office wants kids to be privacy-savvy.
Dan Raywood Aug 31 2011 9:47AM Security
AG says privacy safe under cyber crime laws

AG says privacy safe under cyber crime laws

Never mind the critics, privacy is safe in the hands of the cyber crime convention, writes Attorney-General Robert McClelland.
Robert McClelland, Federal Attorney General Aug 30 2011 2:31PM Security
Privacy lawsuit targets comScore

Privacy lawsuit targets comScore

Alleged data siphoning.
Dan Levine and Jim Finkle Aug 25 2011 7:21AM Security
Privacy review blasts app terms

Privacy review blasts app terms

Google and LinkedIn are riskiest.
John Hilvert Aug 19 2011 7:37AM Software
Government still considering telco data retention

Government still considering telco data retention

Data preservation rules separate - or a springboard for retention?
John Hilvert Aug 9 2011 6:58AM Security
Zombie cookies shot dead, again

Zombie cookies shot dead, again

Etags will bypass browser blocks.
Darren Pauli Aug 2 2011 2:17PM Security
Google to restart Street View cars

Google to restart Street View cars

First image update since privacy scandal.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2011 12:33PM Networking
Ad agency stealing web history

Ad agency stealing web history

Ignores do-not-track requests.
Stewart Mitchell Jul 21 2011 11:33AM Security
Mozilla BrowserID "seriously flawed", privacy advocate says

Mozilla BrowserID "seriously flawed", privacy advocate says

Privacy pundit lashes out at email authentication system.
Darren Pauli Jul 18 2011 2:28PM Security
Drug, paternity test records exposed

Drug, paternity test records exposed

Records exposed in caches for almost a year.
SC Australia Staff Jul 18 2011 11:07AM Security
Commissioner eyes tough e-health privacy laws

Commissioner eyes tough e-health privacy laws

NEHTA chided for restricted community consultations.
John Hilvert Jul 14 2011 6:55AM Security
German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen

German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen

Usernames, passwords, and coordinates stolen in data haul.
Darren Pauli Jul 9 2011 2:57AM Security
Telstra security exonerated in mailing list error

Telstra security exonerated in mailing list error

Privacy Commissioner fingers human error, not systemic failure.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2011 5:04PM Security
Google tackles first Google+ privacy flaw

Google tackles first Google+ privacy flaw

Broken circles to be fixed.
Dan Raywood Jul 5 2011 9:41AM Security

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