The privacy watchdog expects to finalise inquiries it launched into Bunnings and Kmart’s use of facial recognition within months, but has declined to say if the intrusive technology is...
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ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are...
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Amazon Web Services has launched its second Australian cloud infrastructure region more than a decade after its first, which is expected to generate an estimated $16 billion lift to...
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Amazon Web Services has launched its first Australian Local Zone in Western Australia, promising improved latency for customers, while the eastern states wait for its second Australian cloud infrastructure...
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Data waste is growing at a pace unrivalled in human history, with companies generating and keeping more information than ever as their storage environments become increasingly complex. As each...
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Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public...
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The federal government has been given the all-clear to ratify a treaty with the United States that will expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes after the...
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A decades old employment data tool that holds sensitive information on 815,000 public servants will be redeveloped on an accelerated schedule by consultants under a $3.7 million contract. Consulting...
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Google did not mislead Australian consumers when it used an on-screen notification to seek consent for significant changes to the use and collection of personal data for targeted advertising...
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Home Affairs and Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil is considering local data storage requirements in Australia to improve the security of sensitive data, as the government begins work on a...
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Canberra Data Centres has committed an additional $1 billion to expand its data centre campus at Eastern Creek, Sydney as it officially opened the facility on Wednesday. Four data...
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Law enforcement agencies were issued six warrants to covertly monitor and alter suspects’ data last year, marking the first use of controversial hacking powers. The new warrants allow the...
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Australia’s national security agencies have begun restricting the use of surveillance equipment manufactured by two Chinese firms in government facilities amid a similar block in the US and UK...
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Legislation that significantly increases fines against companies for privacy breaches has sailed through Parliament with support from the Opposition, despite enduring concerns around the operation and practicality of the...