McAfee to sign MOU to protect smart meter data 

McAfee to sign MOU to protect smart meter data

In Risk - By Shona Ghosh, 16 May 2013 10:58 AM
Draws guidelines on data protection.
Tool reveals Apple user locations 

Tool reveals Apple user locations

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 9 May 2013 2:03 PM
Taps Apple map database.
NSW Govt to rush through privacy law changes 

NSW Govt to rush through privacy law changes

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 9 May 2013 8:36 AM
Circumvents controversial CCTV ruling.
Exclusive: Data breach notification bill revealed 

Exclusive: Data breach notification bill revealed

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 2 May 2013 6:25 AM
Privacy Commissioner to compel public breach disclosure under draft.
Dreyfus backs mandatory data breach laws 

Dreyfus backs mandatory data breach laws

In Risk - By Allie Coyne, 29 April 2013 1:47 PM
More talks on the cards.
CISPA moves forward despite privacy woes 

CISPA moves forward despite privacy woes

In Risk - By Danielle Walker, 19 April 2013 8:30 AM
Threat intel sharing bill gets bipartisan victory.
Mandatory data breach notification: a checklist 

Mandatory data breach notification: a checklist

In Risk - 10 April 2013 9:14 AM
SC Magazine helps you prepare for the inevitable.
Facebook says Home data collection no concern  

Facebook says Home data collection no concern

In Applications - By Steve Evans, 10 April 2013 8:38 AM
Bid to quell app sniffing concerns.
Google privacy boss quits 

Google privacy boss quits

In Risk - By Steve Evans, 3 April 2013 10:22 AM
Alma Whitten quits after three years.
Google gets six-nation probe over privacy policy 

Google gets six-nation probe over privacy policy

In Web/client - By Michael Passingham, 3 April 2013 9:34 AM
Single privacy policy set to be investigated by ICO and other European regulators
Vendors audited by Vic Govt infosec chief 

Vendors audited by Vic Govt infosec chief

In Cloud - By Darren Pauli, 27 March 2013 4:04 PM
No mercy for sloppy security.
83,000 Kiwis exposed in email blunder  

83,000 Kiwis exposed in email blunder

In Messaging - By Juha Saarinen, 27 March 2013 9:27 AM
Auto-complete reveals Kiwi quake claimants' details.
Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details 

Australian police seek thousands of Microsoft user details

In Risk - By Juha Saarinen, 22 March 2013 4:20 PM
No content disclosed.
Hijacked webcam footage paraded online  

Hijacked webcam footage paraded online

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 12 March 2013 11:52 AM
RATS spy on female 'slaves'.
US app owner to pay $768k to settle child privacy charges 

US app owner to pay $768k to settle child privacy charges

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 4 February 2013 7:18 AM
Stored address book data.
WhatsApp probed over privacy breaches 

WhatsApp probed over privacy breaches

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 30 January 2013 1:01 PM
Canadian privacy commissioner urges new guidelines.
Privacy pundits call for Skype transparency 

Privacy pundits call for Skype transparency

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 26 January 2013 10:48 AM
Demands for Skype data retention and confidentiality details.
German police building malware 

German police building malware

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 18 January 2013 4:15 AM
Using commercial FinFisher tool for now.
Loan agency loses data on 583K Canadian students 

Loan agency loses data on 583K Canadian students

In Risk - By James Hale, 17 January 2013 10:41 AM
External hard drive lost.
Local councils dubbed data privacy dunces 

Local councils dubbed data privacy dunces

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 28 December 2012 9:26 AM
Some £2 million in penalties reached.
Survey: 94 percent of US hospitals breached 

Survey: 94 percent of US hospitals breached

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 11 December 2012 9:12 AM
Cost the US health care industry $6.6 billion annually.
California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy 

California sues Delta Air Lines over mobile privacy

In Risk - By Danielle Walker, 10 December 2012 9:09 AM
Decade-old law revived.
UN deep packet inspection standard leaked 

UN deep packet inspection standard leaked

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 6 December 2012 11:15 PM
But UN approval no green light to censorship.
Privacy chief wants non-prescriptive breach notification laws 

Privacy chief wants non-prescriptive breach notification laws

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 6 December 2012 12:38 PM
Businesses to decide when to notify customers.
Australia needs cookie privacy audit: researcher 

Australia needs cookie privacy audit: researcher

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 29 November 2012 12:05 PM
Information commissioner needs sharper teeth.
The Australian Government's identity catch-all 

The Australian Government's identity catch-all

In Applications - By John Hilvert, 12 November 2012 8:16 AM
Analysis: Has scope creep finally delivered an Australia Card?
Roxon issues discussion paper on mandatory data breach laws 

Roxon issues discussion paper on mandatory data breach laws

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 18 October 2012 6:51 AM
Law enforcement activities could be exempt.
Deloitte to review NZ Ministry security 

Deloitte to review NZ Ministry security

In Risk - By Juha Saarinen, 17 October 2012 5:21 PM
Follows massive #MSD privacy breach.
NZ ministry knew of massive data breach 

NZ ministry knew of massive data breach

In Risk - By Juha Saarinen, 15 October 2012 3:01 PM
Chose not to act after informant sought cash reward.
Police tap myki location data  

Police tap myki location data

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 18 September 2012 3:20 PM
Requests for information triple this year.
US Govt issues app development guidelines 

US Govt issues app development guidelines

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 September 2012 3:35 PM
Raises privacy, security risks of mobile apps.
Govt accused of 'gaming' data retention debate 

Govt accused of 'gaming' data retention debate

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 6 September 2012 1:00 PM
Extreme proposal paves way for compromise.
Cryptoparty goes viral 

Cryptoparty goes viral

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 4 September 2012 1:01 PM
Pen testers, privacy geeks spread security to the masses.
Google creates Red Team to curb privacy gaffes 

Google creates Red Team to curb privacy gaffes

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 23 August 2012 4:32 PM
Ad posted for a skilled engineer.
Data retention reportedly stalled 

Data retention reportedly stalled

In Networks - By Juha Saarinen, 10 August 2012 2:25 PM
Contentious law on ice.
Amazon shuts social engineering hole 

Amazon shuts social engineering hole

In Risk - By Juha Saarinen, 8 August 2012 5:36 PM
Phone call no longer enough.
Privacy probes launched into AAPT, Melbourne IT 

Privacy probes launched into AAPT, Melbourne IT

In Risk - 7 August 2012 3:35 PM
Data breach investigated.
Firefox snapshot bug a 'red herring' 

Firefox snapshot bug a 'red herring'

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 29 June 2012 2:51 PM
Clean your cache.
Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act 

Telstra account gaffe breached Privacy Act

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 29 June 2012 10:24 AM
Privacy office drops probe due to quick incident response.
Telstra halts mobile tracking 

Telstra halts mobile tracking

In Networks - By James Hutchinson, 27 June 2012 12:33 PM
Privacy Commissioner mulls investigation.
Telstra tracks users to build web filter 

Telstra tracks users to build web filter

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 26 June 2012 2:10 PM
Updated: Says website monitoring 'definitely not' for marketing.
Telstra says it's not spying on users 

Telstra says it's not spying on users

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 21 June 2012 8:37 PM
Odd logs set alarm bells ringing.
Privacy statements too complex: Microsoft 

Privacy statements too complex: Microsoft

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 21 June 2012 1:44 AM
Business urged to keep it simple.
ICANN sorry for TLD privacy gaffe 

ICANN sorry for TLD privacy gaffe

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 18 June 2012 5:40 AM
Applicant details cut from web.
Cops not govt to access Brit surveillance data 

Cops not govt to access Brit surveillance data

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 June 2012 10:48 PM
The police will be able to store and access details of internet use in the UK for a year.
UK probes Google Street View controversy 

UK probes Google Street View controversy

In Networks - By Juha Saarinen, 13 June 2012 2:03 PM
Search giant forced back into the spotlight.
First State Super breached Privacy Act 

First State Super breached Privacy Act

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 7 June 2012 6:05 PM
Disclosure crack-down backfires.
Advertisers sidestep Apple privacy efforts 

Advertisers sidestep Apple privacy efforts

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 6 June 2012 9:42 AM
Cupertino clampdown sees marketers scramble.
EC mulls internet terrorist database 

EC mulls internet terrorist database

In Networks - By Brett Winterford, 6 June 2012 9:28 AM
European governments outline partnership with internet industry.
App removes faces from Facebook 

App removes faces from Facebook

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 24 May 2012 3:33 PM
Lets privacy pundits find unauthorised photos on social networks.
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