Leading news anchor Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal

Leading news anchor Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal

One of Britain’s leading news anchors was named by his wife as being the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person for explicit photos.

  • byKylie MacLellan andKate Holton

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Shadow looms over Life360 tracking app success

Shadow looms over Life360 tracking app success

Shares of ASX-listed Life360 are surging but privacy issues dog its tracking app,which inspired a Black Mirror episode and is allegedly being used by sex traffickers.

  • byColin Kruger
Australian music venues criticised for use of facial recognition technology

Australian music venues criticised for use of facial recognition technology

The MCG and SCG are among several stadiums that collect patrons’ biometric data but little is known about how or why it’s gathered.

  • byNell Geraets
Amazon fined $47 million for hoarding kids’ data,spying through cameras

Amazon fined $47 million for hoarding kids’ data,spying through cameras

Amazon dismisses American regulator’s allegations,but has agreed to pay the fines.

  • byTim Biggs
The $2b warning shot that threatens to change the internet

The $2b warning shot that threatens to change the internet

The record fine levied on Facebook’s parent Meta for breaching privacy laws will put a lot of companies on notice when it comes to how it deals with the data of individuals.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Shoes for you,cycling for you:Meta fights plans to let users escape targeted ads

Shoes for you,cycling for you:Meta fights plans to let users escape targeted ads

The social media giant,which owns Facebook,Instagram and WhatsApp,is aghast at a mooted change to allow users to opt out of targeted advertising online.

  • byNick Bonyhady
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Court documents in phone-hacking case show tabloid apologised to Prince Harry

Court documents in phone-hacking case show tabloid apologised to Prince Harry

Harry and dozens of other celebrities are suing Mirror Group Newspapers,accusing its titles of accessing information by phone-hacking,deception and other illicit means.

AI is revolutionising healthcare,but at what risk for patient privacy and consent?
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AI is revolutionising healthcare,but at what risk for patient privacy and consent?

Artificial Intelligence is now sufficiently sophisticated to re-identify individuals from de-identified health data. We must quickly develop rules for its ethical use.

  • byJon Faine
New privacy enforcer to deal with data breach fallout

New privacy enforcer to deal with data breach fallout

The government will appoint a new federal privacy commissioner to pursue companies over major breaches of their consumers’ trust.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Spy fears over politicians’ cards as American Express faces privacy probe

Spy fears over politicians’ cards as American Express faces privacy probe

An investigation by the privacy watchdog follows a complaint about national security risks posed by MPs having Amex accounts,including security committee chair Peter Khalil.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Centrelink knows if you’re hiding a relationship – but it’s complicated

Centrelink knows if you’re hiding a relationship – but it’s complicated

The welfare agency is asking police to trawl through people’s metadata and in some cases crack their passwords to find out if they’re in a relationship.

  • byAngus Thompson andTim Biggs