Services Australia’s contracts with Canberra Data Centre have now passed $300 million after updates published in recent weeks revealed a massive increase which had not been reported by the...
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Australia’s privacy watchdog will likely investigate Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys after a consumer group uncovered the retailers’ use of facial recognition technology on customers. It comes after...
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A class action lawsuit will potentially be launched following the breach of an NDIS third party client management system which saw a “large volume” of highly sensitive health data...
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A review has been launched into the Big Tech misinformation code a year after it came into effect, but the global giants have already flagged they are likely to...
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Global giant Microsoft has walked away from negotiations with the Office of National Intelligence for the provision of a Top Secret private cloud service after more than a year...
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The “large volume” of data leaked onto the dark web following a breach of a third party NDIS client management system includes “extremely volatile information” that is as sensitive...
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The world’s first diamond-based quantum accelerator has been installed at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre in Western Australia after more than a year of development by German-Australian deep tech...
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A “large volume” of highly sensitive health data has been compromised as part of a hack of a cloud-based client management system for NDIS service providers, with a sample...
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A number of Big Tech firms have released their latest reports under Australia’s voluntary misinformation code as they face looming further regulation on the issue. The Australian Code of...
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A number of education apps and websites endorsed by Australian governments and used throughout the pandemic have been surveilling and tracking children and sending their data to advertisers, according...
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Controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has been handed a $13.3 million fine by the UK privacy watchdog following a joint investigation with its Australian counterpart. Clearview AI sells...
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The Coalition is uncommitted to privacy reform and Labor remains silent despite broad support from independents and minor parties, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. Updated on Thursday, the...
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ServiceNSW won’t say if it is actively working to fix flaws in the New South Wales Digital Drivers Licence exposed by security experts this week and which allow false...
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The Victorian government’s plan for a centralised health database for all people with no consent has been labelled “bureaucratic imperialism” and “inherently dangerous”, with a last minute push to...