OPINION: Human factor weak link in health data security
This year, some 20 per cent of all known data breaches have come from the health sector – the biggest and most targeted of all sectors.
This year, some 20 per cent of all known data breaches have come from the health sector – the biggest and most targeted of all sectors.
Next to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Chief Executive, Angelene Falk would have to have one of the least coveted positions in Australia, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for her.
A key protection in a government bill that is designed to increase the ability of police to access online communications is a prohibition on forcing a company to build a “systemic” security vulnerability into its products or services. However, exactly what that provision will mean in practice remains unclear.
Apple has rolled out an online tool allowing users to download, change or delete all the data that the iPhone maker has collected on them.
Regulators are set to exercise their new powers by handing out fines and even temporary bans on companies that breach a new EU privacy law.
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Oath and Twitter members have raised concerns over the Assistance and Access Bill draft published on 14 August.
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users.
Facebook's stock fell as much as 24 per cent after hours on Wednesday over concerns about the impact of privacy issues on the social media company's business, with executives warning that revenue growth would slow and expenses would rise.
The federal government’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs has literally cried ‘fake news’ in response to criticism of the country’s privacy protections made by a United Nation Special Rapporteur.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s favourite secure messaging app Wickr is among the 76 organisations and individuals that have signed an open letter today calling on his government to reject its plans to ‘undermine strong encryption’.
Litigation funder IMF Bentham is preparing to potentially launch an Australian lawsuit against Facebook over its sharing of users' data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee demands that Facebook’s CEO respond to a report that user data was shared with at least 60 device manufacturers.
Google Australia's managing director Jason Pellegrino has emphasised the importance of consumer trust in the company, saying that without it "our business doesn't exist".
Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop in business, the company has announced.
Facebook’s privacy practices were cleared by PwC in an assessment completed when Cambridge Analytica gained access to the personal data of millions of users.