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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.

Google Street View suffers Swiss setback

Google Street View suffers Swiss setback

Swiss information commissioner calls for it to be taken down.
Dan Raywood Aug 26 2009 11:06AM Security
Facebook hit with privacy suit

Facebook hit with privacy suit

Users accuse company of misusing posted information.
Shaun Nichols Aug 19 2009 2:25PM Software
Telstra pays $100k fine for privacy abuse

Telstra pays $100k fine for privacy abuse

External call centre guilty of Do Not Call register breach.
Ben Grubb Aug 18 2009 3:44PM Telco/ISP
Twitter takes aim at Aussie 'paid follower' company

Twitter takes aim at Aussie 'paid follower' company

uSocial says Twitter is looking to shut it down.
Shaun Nichols Aug 18 2009 10:45AM Security
Palm criticised for snooping on users

Palm criticised for snooping on users

Collects daily location and application use data.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 14 2009 6:25AM Hardware
Top websites using Flash cookies to track user behavior

Top websites using Flash cookies to track user behavior

Users often delete HTTP cookies to enhance their privacy, but some of the most popular websites are circumventing these efforts by utilising little-known Flash cookies, researchers at the University of California have found.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 12 2009 11:16AM Security
Two in three Australian companies leak data

Two in three Australian companies leak data

Renews calls for mandatory data disclosure laws.
Brett Winterford Aug 11 2009 11:52AM Security
Privacy at risk in location-based systems

Privacy at risk in location-based systems

Calls to regulate technology that tracks people.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2009 7:02AM Security
Privacy law update expected within weeks

Privacy law update expected within weeks

Government "working night and day".
Munir Kotadia Jul 31 2009 6:38PM Security
Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook has dismissed viral claims that it has changed its policy on user photos to allow them to be used in adverts on the site.
Dan Raywood Jul 28 2009 11:04AM Security
Human agents revealed in Telstra voice-to-text service

Human agents revealed in Telstra voice-to-text service

BBC investigation puts SpinVox in the spotlight.
Brett Winterford Jul 24 2009 1:42PM Telco/ISP
Hacking the smart grid

Hacking the smart grid

Opinion: Smart homes need smart security, writes Nigel Phair.
Nigel Phair Jul 23 2009 2:00PM Security
Hacking the smart grid

Hacking the smart grid

Smart homes need smart security, writes Nigel Phair.
Nigel Phair Jul 23 2009 1:12PM Security
Pirate Bay's anonymity service enters beta testing

Pirate Bay's anonymity service enters beta testing

Filters powerless against IPREDator.
Liz Tay Jul 23 2009 10:31AM Telco/ISP
Facebook unveils new privacy options

Facebook unveils new privacy options

Users given more control over access settings.
Shaun Nichols Jul 2 2009 2:58PM Software
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security

After a prolonged beta period, Mozilla has officially released its new version of Firefox.
Chuck Miller Jul 1 2009 10:33AM Security
Protecting privacy

Protecting privacy

Consumers are willing to offer up personal information, provided they recognise a specific benefit for that interaction, reports Chuck Miller.
Chuck Miller Jun 26 2009 4:47PM Security
Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Two Facebook fans generated a load of free publicity for their new blog when, in their maiden post, they disclosed a vulnerability in the social-networking website that could enable outsiders to view parts of profiles that are set to private.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2009 10:27AM Security
Google privacy trial begins tomorrow in Italy

Google privacy trial begins tomorrow in Italy

The trial of four Google executives accused of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data will begin later today in Italy.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 23 2009 9:44AM Security
Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

The High Court in London has ruled that bloggers have no right to privacy under British law since “blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity.”
Iain Thomson Jun 18 2009 11:00AM Security

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