Optus revealed almost 37,000 Medicare numbers were exposed in the hack as Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil stood by her criticisms of the company.
Facial recognition software is becoming more common,creating libraries of highly personal data that cannot be changed even if it falls into criminal hands.
Meta’s claim in the High Court could ensure that when Big Tech is targeted by a lawsuit in Australia,plaintiffs don’t automatically name-check the parent company.
The popular networking site randomly varied the proportion of weak and strong contacts suggested by its “People You May Know” algorithm in a way that may have impacted some people’s livelihoods.
A “culture of secrecy” is seeing more freedom of information requests being denied and delayed,a report has found,with impacts on government accountability.
Apple has fixed a series of serious security vulnerabilities,which it said may have been actively in use to take complete control of victims’ iPhones.
Uber is pitching for doctors to use its service to transport patients to clinics and hospitals,but privacy experts have expressed concern.
The court left questions unanswered in upholding the validity of NSW laws prohibiting trespassers from publishing footage of lawful activities on private properties.
Australian insurers can’t discriminate against clients on the basis of their health. So why are they doing everything they can to have people feed them sensitive health and fitness data?
The two major Australian retailers are being investigated by the privacy watchdog over the technology that captures images of shoppers’ faces and stores’ unique “faceprints”.
There’s nothing like “the heart-pounding madness” of Hunted,in which 18 citizens try to outrun a crack team of investigators.