The cold,constant scrutiny of the self-serve sensors is uncomfortable,but does it increase the amount of data collection and surveillance at the supermarket?
Up to 7000 patients have been warned of a data breach at Victoria’s leading trauma hospital after a pharmacist accessed their private records.
The government plans to give citizens the right to learn how AI systems make decisions,like denying a loan,but the tech sector says that could be hard – and not always for the best.
The digital world makes us more connected,but loss of privacy is the entry fee. The attempt to help people protect their privacy is a timely reform.
The attorney-general has revealed Labor’s plan to ban companies marketing products to kids and mandate transparency about the use of personal data.
The girls’ mothers,who have joined in a support group,said that at least 30 girls from four different schools have been targeted. Some also reported blackmailing.
Australians spend 9 million hours a year executing and processing more than 3.8 million statutory declarations,but from next year,they’re available online.
The e-Safety Commission says Australia should trial ways to stop children accessing online porn – but the federal government wants to wait,to the dismay of child advocates.
Dozens of cameras and sensors track shoppers throughout their supermarket journey with experts warning biometric data can be collected without consent or knowledge.
“We take this matter very seriously and are coordinating with our law enforcement partners to respond quickly to any credible threat,” the sheriff’s office said.
The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner found the department failed to take reasonable steps to stop breaches. One man used the information to stalk a woman.