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Developers of new applications have to walk a tightrope when it comes to user privacy. There is an inevitable trade-off between utility versus a user's rights. How do we achieve the right balance? iTnews investigates.

Brisbane devs raise $4k for open source router

Brisbane devs raise $4k for open source router

Crowdfunding the fight against NSA snooping.
Darren Pauli Nov 27 2013 6:52AM Networking
Brisbane devs design open source router to beat NSA snooping

Brisbane devs design open source router to beat NSA snooping

Call for crowd funding.
Darren Pauli Nov 26 2013 11:35AM Security
Hardline approach to follow new Privacy Act

Hardline approach to follow new Privacy Act

Talks tough on Privacy Act amendments.
Andrew Colley Nov 26 2013 9:19AM Security
Privacy Commissioner plans hardline approach to new Act

Privacy Commissioner plans hardline approach to new Act

Talks tough on Privacy Act amendments.
Andrew Colley Nov 25 2013 12:52PM Security
Users ID'ed through typing, mouse movements

Users ID'ed through typing, mouse movements

Continuous authentication app created from DARPA research.
Darren Pauli Nov 22 2013 2:16PM Security
LG investigates Smart TVs siphoning user data

LG investigates Smart TVs siphoning user data

TVs sniffing storage media, networks.
Darren Pauli Nov 22 2013 11:14AM Security
Hackers' guide to grounding drones

Hackers' guide to grounding drones

Podcast: GPS jamming, HERF guns bring down birds.
Darren Pauli Nov 20 2013 11:22AM Security
Shooting victim image to be removed from Google Maps

Shooting victim image to be removed from Google Maps

First accelerated replacement agreed to.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2013 6:29AM Software
CrimTrac advises against national numberplate recognition system

CrimTrac advises against national numberplate recognition system

It would be ‘like herding cats’, says CEO.
Paris Cowan Nov 19 2013 1:06PM Software
Google strengthens defences against govt spying

Google strengthens defences against govt spying

Upgrades to 2048 bit RSA keys.
Juha Saarinen Nov 19 2013 12:47PM Security
Google blocks NSA by encrypting data on fibre links

Google blocks NSA by encrypting data on fibre links

Engineers rail against latest tap revelations.
Juha Saarinen Nov 7 2013 12:14PM Security
Apple reveals extent of Aust govt requests for user data

Apple reveals extent of Aust govt requests for user data

Info given in more than 50 percent of cases.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2013 11:45AM Security
New Zealand's spying law passes

New Zealand's spying law passes

Gives intelligence agencies a say in network procurements.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2013 8:15AM Security
Controversial NZ electronic spying law passed

Controversial NZ electronic spying law passed

Gives intelligence agencies a say in network procurements.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2013 4:45AM Security
Qld Justice accidentally discloses sensitive data

Qld Justice accidentally discloses sensitive data

Second law enforcement agency caught out by metadata.
Paris Cowan Nov 5 2013 6:08AM Training & Development
Facebook to introduce 'precision advertising' by tracking cursors

Facebook to introduce 'precision advertising' by tracking cursors

Facebook is in the process of testing technology that will monitor what your cursor is hovering over on its site, as well as whether a user's newsfeed is visible on a mobile device.
Adam Greenberg Nov 4 2013 10:00AM Security
China, Russia suspects in Finnish ministry hack

China, Russia suspects in Finnish ministry hack

Networks intercepted for four years.
Juha Saarinen Nov 4 2013 6:41AM Security
Budget cuts slow work at NSW information commission

Budget cuts slow work at NSW information commission

No time left to champion citizen’s information rights.
Paris Cowan Nov 4 2013 6:09AM Training & Development
US privacy experts debate worth of mass data collection

US privacy experts debate worth of mass data collection

A panel shared their views on online privacy expectations.
Danielle Walker Oct 30 2013 11:00AM Security
Big data linked to inevitable privacy breaches

Big data linked to inevitable privacy breaches

As analytics matures, data is de-anonymised.
Andrew Colley Oct 23 2013 6:39AM Storage

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