Privacy experts have belled the cat on the federal government’s national digital identity plan warning that not enough has been done to examine its privacy implications.
Andrew Colley |
21 Oct |
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The Australian Screen Association (ASA) is keeping quiet over newly sworn Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to move responsibility for online piracy regulation back within the communications portfolio.
Andrew Colley |
22 Sep |
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The federal joint parliamentary committee on law enforcement has recommended that the Attorney-General’s Department to review rules by which fraud victims are granted legal recognition.
Andrew Colley |
08 Sep |
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Australia’s privacy commissioner has urged web site and app developers to make their privacy messages more child-friendly.
Andrew Colley |
04 Sep |
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IT security experts say allegations that Kaspersky Labs fed false anti-virus intelligence to its rivals threatens to undermine trust the security software industry depends on.
Andrew Colley |
24 Aug |
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The federal government has passed new laws that will give immigration authorities increased power to collect biometric data on travellers at international ports.
Andrew Colley |
14 Aug |
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The federal government should hold off on classifying crypto currencies such as Bitcoin as financial products, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
Andrew Colley |
11 Aug |
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A senior director of one of the Australian defence force’s peak cyber security think tanks has warned that new laws criminalising exports of cryptographic technology could allow the government interfere in its research for civilian uses.
Andrew Colley |
28 Jul |
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The federal government wants private and public agencies to share more information about cyber threats in a bid to harden Australia’s online defenses.
Andrew Colley |
09 Jul |
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The federal government today revealed draft new laws to strengthen security on Australian mobile networks.
Andrew Colley |
26 Jun |
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The Coalition’s ambitions to give immigration authorities more power to collect more biometric data on citizens at international ports has been met with resistance in parliament.
Andrew Colley |
26 Jun |
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Federal parliament today rejected a series of amendments to its website blocking legislation aimed at tempering the controversial laws.
Andrew Colley |
23 Jun |
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Samsung is facing tough questions from Australian mobile carriers following the publication of a software security flaw with the potential to comprise hundreds of millions of its smartphones.
Andrew Colley |
18 Jun |
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The federal government last night passed controversial new laws aimed at combating online piracy after winning bi-partisan support for the measures in the lower house.
Andrew Colley |
17 Jun |
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The federal government has refused to recognise a decision by a US appeals court which ruled that mass collection of telecommunications metadata.
Andrew Colley |
17 Jun |
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