Security

No secret safe in an online world

Privacy is hard to hold on to in the digital age.

Technology News,Consumer Security,Digital Life News | Peter Munro | Sun Apr 28 03:00:00 EST 2013

Social

Facebook 'erodes any idea of privacy'

Facebook Home for Android phones has been dubbed by technologists as the death of privacy and the start of a new wave of invasive tracking and advertising.

Digital Life News,Technology News | Asher Moses | Mon Apr 08 15:06:40 EST 2013

Privacy fears as drones move into mainstream

Media organisations have begun ramping up their use of drones, but privacy advocates warn of gross invasions in an age where virtually anyone can now operate an eye in the sky.

Technology News,National | Asher Moses | Mon Feb 18 03:00:00 EST 2013

Million-dollar fines set for privacy breaches

Privacy law changes 'the most significant in 20 years'.

National | Jane Lee | Fri Nov 30 11:43:00 EST 2012

'Voter tracking': everyone's doing it

ACT Liberal politicians have defended their use of voter-tracking software to record and share personal details of constituents who contact their offices.

ACT News | Michael Inman | Fri Oct 26 12:00:30 EST 2012

Michael Holcroft

Until privacy laws protect us, every move will be watched

Governments should do more to ensure we can mind our own business.

Politics | Michael Holcroft | Mon Oct 08 03:00:00 EST 2012

ID scans raise privacy fears

Venue licences and fingerprints scans could increase risk of identity theft or fraud: privacy commissioner.

National | Jane Lee and Georgia Wilkins | Mon Oct 01 03:00:00 EST 2012

Police handed data on myki users

Concerns have been raised that the smart card is being used as a tracking device.

Victoria | Henrietta Cook | Tue Sep 18 03:00:00 EST 2012

You're being more closely watched

Australians' privacy protections have been eroded more than in any other country since 9/11: experts.

Technology News | Jane Lee | Mon Sep 17 03:00:00 EST 2012

You're being more closely watched

Australians' privacy protections have been eroded more than in any other country since 9/11: experts.

Political News | Jane Lee | Mon Sep 17 03:00:00 EST 2012

Privacy watchdog urges debate on aerial drones

The civilian drone revolution in Australia has sparked calls from the Privacy Commissioner for a public debate about the ''intrusive'' technology as police investigate the potential tof drones for...

Technology News | Asher Moses | Wed Sep 12 10:45:50 EST 2012

Roxon switch signals online scrutiny for all

THE Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, appears to have swung her support behind a controversial plan to capture the online data of all Australians, despite six weeks ago saying ''the case had yet to be...

Technology News | Dylan Welch, Ben Grubb, Bianca hall and Lucy Battersby | Tue Sep 04 03:00:00 EST 2012

Roxon switch signals online scrutiny for all

Attorney-General Nicola Roxon appears to have swung her support behind a controversial plan to capture the online data of all Australians, despite six weeks ago saying ''the case had yet to be made''...

Technology News | Dylan Welch, Ben Grubb, Bianca Hall and Lucy Battersby | Tue Sep 04 03:00:00 EST 2012

Roxon edges towards keeping online data for two years

Attorney-General appears to support plan to capture all online data of all Australians.

Technology News,National | Dylan Welch, Ben Grubb, Bianca Hall and Lucy Battersby | Tue Sep 04 03:00:00 EST 2012

More charged with upskirting

Number of people charged with upskirting has doubled since legislation was introduced.

Victoria | Nino Bucci | Mon Jul 23 03:00:00 EST 2012

Do we need a big online vacuum cleaner?

''If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Opinion | Dylan Welch and Ben Grubb | Sat Jul 21 03:00:00 EST 2012

Spy in the machine

As the digital world becomes ubiquitous, exactly what happens to the data trail people leave - every day humans create 2.

Technology News,National | Dylan Welch and Ben Grubb | Sat Jul 21 03:00:00 EST 2012

Data trail easy to follow for Big Brother

"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.''

Technology News,National | Sat Jul 21 03:00:00 EST 2012

Airport body scanners lengthen queues as many trigger alarms

Two in five passengers who took part in a trial of airport body scanners, which are set to become compulsory in four months, had to submit to further searches after they triggered alarms.

National | Debra Jopson | Mon Mar 05 03:00:00 EST 2012

Almost half set off alarms in airport body scanner trial

TWO in five passengers who took part in a trial of airport body scanners, which are set to become compulsory in four months, had to submit to further searches after they triggered alarms.

Political News,National | Debra Jopson | Mon Mar 05 03:00:00 EST 2012