Early this week, the official meeting of the “Five Eyes”(FVEY) commenced in Ottawa, Canada. As a response, non-profit CryptoAUSTRALIA sent letters to members and groups from “Five Eyes”, voicing their concern. The open letter called for strong encryption to ensure data protection “Five Eyes” is a...
Liberty has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge areas of extreme mass surveillance in UK. The civil liberties group challenged the gathering of user data, saying it violates the British people’s rights. The Investigatory Powers Act mandates internet companies to store data of their...
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) conducted an audit on Health’s procurement of services for the register’s operation. Telstra was granted a contract of $220 million over the course of 5 years. However, it has been reported that the register’s launch has been delayed a year...
A number of phishing emails in circulation that seeks to extract personal and banking information from Amazon shoppers have been reported. The scam works by sending Amazon users a genuine-looking email from the company that alerts the user of problems with a recent order. The user...
In a study of 65,000 people, through the Mobile Ecosystem Forum’s Consumer Trust Report shows that 75% of the participants read the terms of conditions and privacy policies prior to signing up with a mobile app or service. 53% of the respondents indicated that it was...
In a forum on vehicle privacy and safety that was hosted by the Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, privacy advocates advised U.S regulators to take additional steps to ensure vehicle-to-vehicle data that is used to avert crashes, is protected and...
While it was revealed that the recent massive cyber attacks was launched using NSA tools, lawyers agree that it would extremely difficult, if not impossible, for victims to sue the US agency. Former assistant U.S. attorney and of counsel at Carlton Fields, Joe Swanson says the...
Andrea Voßhoff, Germany’s Federal data protection commissioner recommended that data created by autonomous and connected cars should be kept anonymous, and car users should be able to delete personal data unless there are legal explanations as to why the information should stay logged. Andrea Voßhoff also...
A trash bag found outside a Ladbrokes branch in Glasgow, Scotland was found to contain private information on “betting addicts”. British betting and gambling company Ladbrokes, may face an investigation after a trash bag containing personal details of their customers who signed up for Moses, a...
In compliance to the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation, Finnish authorities will be introducing local rules that sets an age restriction for setting up social media accounts. The directive will take effect on May 25, 2018. Officials have yet to decide on an age...