|
Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
|
6/25/2010 |
Healthcare identifier
legislation passes |
ZDNET Australia |
Josh Taylor |
Australia Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the
passage of legislation authorizing Medicare Australia to
start issuing patients with individual 16-digit
identifier numbers beginning July 1. |
|
6/25/2010 |
Feds launch online
privacy inquiry |
itNews |
Liz
Tay |
The Senate Standing Committee on Environment,
Communications and the Arts yesterday began an inquiry
into online privacy following increasing concern about
how companies are handling personal data online. |
|
6/24/2010 |
Senate inquiry into
online privacy debacles |
The Age |
Ari
Sharp & Asher Moses |
The senate will soon begin an inquiry into the adequacy
of privacy laws at the request of Green Sen. Scott
Ludlam. Sparked by recent online privacy controversies,
the inquiry will examine privacy protections and data
collection on social networking sites and the data
collection activities of private companies and
government agencies. |
|
6/22/2010 |
Google Wi-Fi snooping not
so bad: privacy commissioner |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Asher Moses |
Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis shares
preliminary comments on Google's collection of data from
unsecured wireless networks, rejecting the idea that
banking transactions could have been captured because
financial institutions use secure Internet connections. |
|
6/21/2010 |
Ludlam questions govt
over data retention |
ZDNET Australia |
Renai LeMay |
Greens communications spokesperson Scott Ludlam
questioned Senator Penny Wong today about federal
government plans to require Internet service providers
to retain Australians' Web browsing, e-mail and
telephone activity for the purpose of fighting crime and
terrorism. |
|
6/17/2010 |
Web snooping policy
shrouded in secrecy |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Asher Moses |
Australia's Attorney-General's Department is considering
a plan to require ISPs to store users' Internet
activity--whether or not they are suspected of
crimes--and that is spurring criticism from advocates
and industry experts. |
|
6/14/2010 |
Govt denies it wants web
history records |
ZDNET Australia |
Renai LeMay |
A
spokesman for Australia Attorney-General Robert
McLelland has denied that a controversial data retention
policy being considered by his office could result in
Web browsing histories being tracked by ISPs. |
|
6/11/2010 |
Govt wants ISPs to record
browsing history |
ZDNET Australia |
Ben
Grubb |
The Australia Attorney General's Department has
confirmed it is looking to the European Directive on
Data Retention in considering whether ISPs should be
required to log and retain customers' Web browsing
histories to provide for law enforcement access as
needed. |
|
6/7/2010 |
Privacy Commissioner
welcomes National Cyber Security Awareness Week |
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
|
Australia Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis is hailing
the government initiative as an opportunity for
government organizations, industry and community groups
to work together to promote smart online practices. |
|
6/6/2010 |
Australia Opens a Privacy
Case Against Google |
New York Times |
Associated Press |
Australian authorities are launching a criminal
investigation into Google's collection of data from
wireless networks. |
|
6/3/2010 |
Fed Govt amends
Healthcare Identifiers Bill |
Computerworld |
Chloe Herrick |
The federal government has amended its Healthcare
Identifiers Bill to address privacy and data security
concerns. |
|
6/1/2010 |
No strong safeguards in
HI Bill, says Australian Privacy Foundation |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) says the
nation's Healthcare Identifiers Bill lacks the
safeguards necessary to protect patient privacy. |
|
5/13/2010 |
Please explain: why
Google wants your Wi-Fi data |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Louisa Hearn |
Two privacy groups will send a letter to Google today
asking the company to explain why its Street View cars
are collecting Wi-Fi information and how the data will
be used. |
|
5/3/2010 |
Privacy Commissioner
urges all Australians: Take privacy into your own hands |
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
|
Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis is kicking
off Privacy Awareness Week by calling on Australians to
take practical steps to protect their privacy. |
|
3/22/2010 |
Security fears may delay
e-health reforms until after election |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Mark Metherell |
The electronic patient identifier system may be delayed
until after the election due to concerns over security
and privacy. |
|
3/17/2010 |
Health identifier bill
delayed |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Following a week of testimony and a report recommending
its adoption by the Senate Community Affairs Committee,
the full Senate's consideration of the government's
proposed Healthcare Identifiers Bill is not scheduled to
take place until budget day on May 11 |
|
3/16/2010 |
Heath identifier function
creep threatens data privacy says Coalition |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Despite lingering concerns over its privacy
implications, the Senate Community Affairs Committee has
recommended passage of the Healthcare Identifiers Bill. |
|
3/8/2010 |
Police get access to tax
data for trials |
Australian IT |
Natasha Bita |
New legislation would allow government agencies,
including police and prosecutors, access to Australians'
tax returns to "prevent or lessen" a serious threat to
public health or safety. |
|
3/1/2010 |
Senate to examine eHealth
ID number |
IT
Wire |
James Riley |
A
bill to assign unique ID numbers to all Australians was
sent to the Senate Standing Committee on Community
Affairs on February 26 for examination, giving members
of the public wishing to offer comment until March 5 to
do so. |
|
2/10/2010 |
E-health legislation
faces parliament |
ZDNET Australia |
Jacquelin Holt |
The introduction of a new national e-health identifier
for all Australians is expected to assist with
healthcare privacy issues. |
|
1/24/2010 |
Teachers face fines, pay
docked over student privacy |
Courier Mail.com |
Peter Rolfe |
Teachers in Queensland, Australia will face fines or a
pay suspension if they interfere with a new Web site
intended to provide access to student learning results. |
|
1/12/2010 |
Charity 'breached'
privacy |
Theage.com.au |
Erik Jensen |
The Australia Privacy Foundation has accused the St.
Vincent de Paul Society of betraying donor trust by
allowing a data broker to help develop a survey mailed
to donors over the Christmas season, and then sharing
the information with the company. |
|
12/16/2009 |
Doctors can tell
patients' relatives of genetic disorder |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Mark Metherell |
Federal health and privacy authorities announced new
guidelines that will let doctors share certain health
information with a patient's blood relatives. |
|
12/14/2009 |
Security for e-health
data |
The Australian |
|
Under draft legislation, employers and insurance
companies who use Australia's new electronic medical
identification number for any purpose other than
providing healthcare benefits may face two years in
jail. |
|
12/14/2009 |
Symantec helps govt on
data breach laws |
ZDNET Australia |
Jacquelin Holt |
While the Australian government works to create draft
legislation for a national data breach notification law,
security technology concern Symantec revealed recently
it has been advising the Australian Law Reform
Commission and the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet
on technology-related aspects of the law. |
|
12/11/2009 |
Consumers may be told of
identity theft |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Kim
Christian |
Australia's federal privacy commissioner has launched an
investigation into a government-funded Web site on
depression. |
|
12/9/2009 |
OPI called in as police
files storm intensifies |
Theage.com.au |
Paul Austin |
The Office of Police Integrity has joined an
investigation into a government decision to share
information from confidential police files with public
project managers. |
|
12/8/2009 |
COAG commits to health
IDs in 2010 |
ZDNET Australia |
Suzanne Tindal |
A
report that the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
will submit legislation for the purpose of implementing
healthcare identification within the next year. |
|
12/1/2009 |
Victorian privacy rights
compromised |
Government News |
Angela Dorizas |
The Victorian Auditor-General tabled a report in
Parliament this week highlighting data protection
deficiencies in at least three government departments. |
|
11/25/2009 |
NSW Health to review
privacy policy for insurers' lawyers |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Joel Gibson |
The NSW Health department is expected to review its
privacy policies based on complaints it has received
about requests for medical records. |
|
11/24/2009 |
ID scans can be held for
up to a year |
goldcoast.com.au |
Stephanie Bedo |
More Australian pubs are considering the use of security
technology that collects biometric data from patrons. |
|
11/17/2009 |
Greens object to
underbaked network interception bill |
iTnews |
Brett Winterford |
A
Greens Senator, among others, wants more privacy
provisions in the federal government's
Telecommunications Interception and Access Bill. |
|
11/16/2009 |
2009 Privacy Awards reward excellence |
psnews.com.au |
|
The Victorian Department of Justice received the 2009
Grand Award for privacy at the Australian Privacy
Awards. |
|
11/13/2009 |
Steps taken to safeguard
health IDs |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Federal and state health ministers have committed to
restrictions on the use of national health identity
numbers. |
|
11/11/2009 |
Australia: Privacy Law
Reforms And Privacy Regulation Simplification |
Mondaq |
Jamie Nettleton |
Jamie Nettleton of Addisons details government plans to
overhaul Australia's privacy laws in this report. |
|
10/20/2009 |
Facebook tools nail
privacy fears |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
A
Facebook adviser told privacy pros at the International
Association of Privacy Professionals Australia-New
Zealand conference that users are taking a more active
role in managing their privacy. |
|
10/20/2009 |
Privacy charges put data
at mercy of scams |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
A
report on the government response to privacy reform
proposals set out by the Australian Law Reform
Commission. |
|
10/15/2009 |
New credit reporting laws
could help SMEs |
Smart Company |
Patrick Stafford |
Changes to Australia's Privacy Act could offer benefits
to small and medium-sized businesses. |
|
10/14/2009 |
Government to re-write
Privacy Act |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Special Minister of State Senator Joe Ludwig outlined
the government's stage-one response to Australian Law
Reform Commission privacy law recommendations during a
speech to privacy professionals in Melbourne. |
|
10/13/2009 |
Governments change
direction on health e-records |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
The Australian government has abandoned its plan to
create a single electronic health information network in
favor of networks hosted by private companies and
managed by users. |
|
10/12/2009 |
Privacy finalists in
public view |
psnews.com.au |
|
The list of contenders for the Australian Privacy Awards
is down to the finalists, and in the government category
such agencies as the Australian Customs and Border
Protection Service, CrimTrac, Human Services Portfolio,
Mildura Rural City Council, Social Security Appeals
Tribunal and Victorian Department of Justice have all
made the final cut. |
|
10/11/2009 |
Welfare cash tracking
raises privacy fears |
ABC News |
|
A
plan by the Australian government to track how Welfare
recipients spend their relief money is being questioned
by the Welfare Rights Centre which believes the plan
would be an invasion of privacy for those enrolled in
the program. |
|
10/11/2009 |
Bank Customer's Privacy
Anger |
AdelaideNow.com.au |
David Nankervis |
An
ANZ bank customer wants the branch manager who snuck a
peek at her account to be sacked. |
|
9/26/2009 |
Second blow for Bolton as
company is banned |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Mark Hawthorne |
The Supreme Court of Victoria upheld the ruling of an
Internet regulator that banned a company from selling or
administering domain names after it experienced a
security breach and failed to notify federal regulators. |
|
9/20/2009 |
Library 'vigilantes'
track down 'lost' books |
Sunday Telegraph |
Staff |
Five Sydney councils want to implant microchips into
books and media items to deter theft. |
|
9/9/2009 |
E-health submissions to
be made public |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
The government will release the comments of those who
weighed in during a public consultation on its plans for
a national healthcare identity scheme. |
|
9/8/2009 |
Fire alert mobiles spark
privacy row |
The Australian |
Rick Wallace |
A
propose disaster warning system begs strong privacy
regulations, according to the president of an Australian
civil liberties group. |
|
8/25/2009 |
No escape from identity
scheme for Medicare |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Federal Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis says new
legislation is needed before the Health Ministry moves
forward with plans for a national healthcare identity
scheme. |
|
8/11/2009 |
Two in three Australian
companies leak data |
SC
Magazine |
Brett Winterford |
A
Ponemon Institute survey released this week reveals that
two in three Australian organisations experienced a
"serious data breach" in the last 12 months. |
|
8/9/2009 |
All your details at click
of a mouse |
Herald Sun |
Ellen Whinnett |
The Herald Sun reports that, as a
result of many individual laws, 190 third-party
organizations--including government agencies and medical
research organizations--are now free to gather and share
information on Australian citizens. |
|
8/4/2009 |
Secret report reveals
e-health ID findings |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
A
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) conducted by the firm
Galexia in 2006 warned government officials that
Australians would view individual healthcare identifiers
(IHIs) as a national identity "product." |
|
7/31/2009 |
McAfee keeps leaked
details to itself |
itnews.com.au |
Ben
Grubb |
Details on employees of some of Australia's largest
companies were leaked in an e-mail. |
|
7/23/2009 |
Facebook Could Be
Breaching Australian Privacy Laws |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Asher Moses |
Responding to the findings of the Canadian Privacy
Commissioner's investigation into Facebook's privacy
practices, Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis
commented that the findings may also constitute privacy
violations in Australia. |
|
7/14/2009 |
Student ID Plan Under
Fire |
theage.com.au |
Farrah Tomazin |
Parents and others concerned about the privacy of
schoolchildren are calling for strict controls to be
placed on a student identifier program that will launch. |
|
7/13/2009 |
Privacy fight shaping for
eHealth |
iTWire |
James Riley |
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon and state
counterparts announced a series of national
consultations on the privacy and security of the
nation's electronic health system, which is set to
launch next year. |
|
7/9/2009 |
Australia: Privacy
Failures Costs Employers |
Mondaq |
Murray Procter |
A
Murray Procter article outlines two recent Australian
Industrial Relations Commission decisions that underline
the importance of handling workplace privacy
considerations appropriately. |
|
7/1/2009 |
Privacy Commissioner's
Reign Extended |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Karen Curtis will continue in her role for another year
in order to assist in the transition to the new Office
of the Information Commissioner (OIC). |
|
6/27/2009 |
Right to privacy warning
on Newcastle pub scanners |
The Herald |
Tess Campbell |
Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis wants pubs that scan
incoming patrons' IDs to be mindful of Australia's
privacy laws. |
|
6/10/2009 |
AusCheck expansion
prompts privacy concerns |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
A
plan to expand the collection of biometric information
for national security purposes has raised privacy
concerns. |
|
6/8/2009 |
Privacy groups fear
'Medishare' card scheme |
Courier Mail.com |
Renee Viellaris |
A
Medicare card will house the health information of
Australians beginning in mid-2010. |
|
5/28/2009 |
Commonwealth Bank blunder
leaks customer account details |
Courier Mail.com |
Anna Caldwell |
The nation's largest bank released private details on
customers. |
|
5/21/2009 |
Australia lagging in data
security compliance: PCI Security Standards Council |
CIO |
Tim
Lohman |
Australia is on the radar of the Payment Card Industry
(PCI) Security Standards Council. |
|
5/21/2009 |
Commissioner to probe
potential privacy breaches |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Federal privacy commissioner Karen Curtis is making
enquiries into certain practices related to patient
privacy. |
|
5/20/2009 |
Business advised to be
vigilant with privacy |
Queensland Business Review |
|
Businesses must take data protection seriously. |
|
5/19/2009 |
Grab for patient records |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
A
medical market research firm wants doctors' prescribing
data and will offer free software to incent physicians
to provide it. |
|
5/8/2009 |
Govt agencies losing
portable data: Privacy Commissioner |
Tech World |
Rodney Gedda |
Australian's Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern
about research findings on government agencies' use of
portable storage devices (PSDs). |
|
5/1/2009 |
Privacy fears over
freedom of information laws reform |
The Australian |
Chris Merritt |
The New South Wales Law Reform Commission is warning the
government that certain proposed freedom of information
(FOI) law reforms could "weaken the protection of
individual privacy." |
|
4/30/2009 |
Exposure drafts of the
Queensland Right to Information and Information Privacy
Bills |
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
|
The Queensland Government has released an exposure draft
of the Information Privacy Bill 2009. |
|
4/23/2009 |
E-commerce laws to be
upgraded |
Australian IT News |
Karen Dearne |
The attorneys-general agreed that a SCAG working group
would develop "voluntary guidelines" to assist employers
and workers on workplace privacy issues, such as
surveillance and email, and internet monitoring. |
|
4/23/2009 |
ATO has culture of
privacy violation: report |
Business Spectator |
|
The results of a confidential investigation support
claims that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) may have
inappropriately disclosed citizens' tax information to
law enforcement. |
|
4/20/2009 |
Privacy vs protection:
Police and the right to hack |
ZDNet Asia |
Liam Tung |
Australia's state police have been upping the ante on
criminals who use technology to protect their
activities, but is it the right way to go? |
|
4/17/2009 |
Privacy legislation put
in the too-hard basket |
|
Michael Pelly |
The push to introduce a statutory cause of action for
privacy in Victoria has received a cool response from
the Government. |
|
4/17/2009 |
Digging up dirt: Facebook
spies for hire |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Asher Moses |
Large companies and government departments are employing
a new Sydney-based company to dig up dirt on staff by
spying on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube posts. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Rudd Govt to
abolish patient privacy |
ZDNet |
Suzanne Tindal |
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has slammed
draft legislation brought forward by the Federal
Government, which will allow it the right to access
individual patients' records. |
|
4/15/2009 |
New
Legislation Will Destroy Medical Confidentiality |
iTWire |
David Heath |
The current Labor Government has started the same
'sneaky legislation' methods pioneered by the
previous Liberal
Government. This
time, they're about to pass legislation to remove ALL
privacy of medical records. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Patients' privacy at
risk; doctors |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Melissa Jenkins |
Australian doctors are concerned that proposed
legislation could violate patient privacy and drive a
wedge in the physician-patient relationship. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Call for national DNA
bank to expand criminal profiles |
The Canberra Times |
Louis Andrews |
The man overseeing the national DNA database wants to
expand the bank of criminal profiles, after the
eight-year quest to link all jurisdictions finally
ended. |
|
3/30/2009 |
Victorian Law Reform
Commission investigates surveillance cameras |
Herald Sun |
|
The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) has taken up
the issue of surveillance cameras in public places. |
|
3/29/2009 |
Sullivan Nicolaides has
254 patient profiles on net |
Courier Mail.com |
Anna Caldwell |
Hundreds of patients have been affected by a breach at
pathology provider Sullivan Nicolaides. |
|
3/18/2009 |
Data breach exposes 5900
Shell customers |
The Tech Herald |
Steve Ragan |
A
breach of a contractor's Web site has resulted in the
sensitive information exposure of 5900 Shell Oil
customers in Australia and New Zealand. |
|
3/12/2009 |
Doctors 'prepared to go
to jail' to protect patient privacy |
ABC News |
Sabra Lane |
Government officials want access to more physicians'
records but doctors say they'd rather go to jail than
give them up. |
|
3/8/2009 |
Warning on mobile phone
tracking |
Fairfax Digital |
|
Victoria's Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern
about the popularity of GPS-based tracking devices and
services. |
|
3/6/2009 |
Health identifier still
privacy minefield |
ZDNet |
Suzanne Tindal |
Health ministers are calling for more privacy
consultations before the implementation of national
individual health records proceeds. |
|
2/2/2009 |
Spying on workers comes
with a cost |
news.com.au |
Jenny Dillon |
A
Sydney lawyer says businesses need to shore up on
workplace privacy laws before implementing employee
surveillance. |
|
1/19/2009 |
Privacy concerns over
money laundering rules |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Stephanie Peatling |
Privacy advocates are wary of proposed new rules aimed
at cracking down on money laundering and terrorism
financing. |
|
1/6/2009 |
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS
spam settlement ACMA |
iTNews |
|
The Sydney firm EMX will pay $10,000 to the Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for violating
the Spam Act. |
|
11/21/2008 |
Confidential customer
details exposed on Qantas Site |
PC
World |
Amanda Conroy |
A
woman attempting to access her online flight check-in
information was surprised to be presented with the
personal details of two other Qantas passengers. |
|
11/20/2008 |
Australians support
biometrics to protect identities |
SC
Magazine |
Staff |
Eight of 10 Australians are concerned about the security
of their personal information. |
|
11/15/2008 |
The cost of losing
yourself |
Sydney Morning Herald |
|
Recent data breaches and the results of a survey showing
that 79 percent of businesses have lost sensitive data
in the past have fueled the debate on whether Australia
should create a mandatory data breach notification law. |
|
11/6/2008 |
Medical records on show
to Medicare Bureaucrats |
AdelaideNow.com.au |
Sue
Dunlevy |
The private health information of patients will be
exposed to Medicare officials in a new anti-fraud
initiative. |
|
11/2/2008 |
Credit card details found
in city park |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Eamonn Duff |
The credit card numbers, expiry dates and signatures of
certain Chemist Warehouse customers have been knocking
about Sydney's Mascot Oval. |
|
10/30/2008 |
Watchdog warns against
high-tech privacy risks |
theage.com.au |
Paul Austin |
In
her report to State Parliament, Victoria's Privacy
Commissioner Helen Versey urged the government and
private companies to resist the temptation to collect
and store people's personal information. |
|
10/28/2008 |
Security concerns limit
cloud for business |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Full-scale adoption of cloud computing will be delayed
by concerns about data security. |
|
10/28/2008 |
Do-not-export register
wanted for data transfer |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
At
an event this week, experts shared differing
perspectives on the issue of accountability-based data
protection law. |
|
10/22/2008 |
Dodo pays penalty for
calling numbers on the Do Not Call Register |
ACMA Media |
|
Telecommunications provider Dodo Australia violated the
Do Not Call Register Act of 2006, says the Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). |
|
10/21/2008 |
Data breaches caused by
human error, hardware theft |
iTnews.com |
Kathryn Small |
A
survey of 156 Australian IT managers and executives
revealed that human error and hardware thefts are among
the greatest causes of data breaches |
|
10/17/2008 |
Aussie under
investigation over possible privacy breach |
Sydney Morning Herald |
AAP |
The personal information of dozens of Aussie Home Loans
customers has been exposed. |
|
10/14/2008 |
Australia:
Ilectronic Health Information Systems |
Mondaq |
Christina Crotty |
Christina Crotty of Minter Ellison discusses the privacy
implications of a national movement towards shared
electronic health records (SEHR). |
|
10/14/2008 |
See-through scanners an
'invasion of privacy' |
ABC News |
Adrian Raschella |
Australian civil liberties advocates say the full body
scanners being tested in Australian airports go "way too
far." |
|
10/14/2008 |
Info deluge raises need
for legal rebuild |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
At
a symposium to incite feedback on recent privacy law
revision recommendations, stakeholders told the
Australian Law Reform Commission that its suggestions
won't do enough to protect citizens' privacy |
|
10/7/2008 |
Canberra plans unified
privacy principles |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
New technological developments have diluted our ability
to choose privacy, said Special Minister of State John
Faulkner at a Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre symposium
last week. |
|
10/6/2008 |
Australia, Government &
Public Sector, Privacy Commissioner Issues New Guides |
Mondaq |
Iris Thompson |
Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis recently
released three guides to help business leaders
understand their obligations under the Privacy Act and
navigate privacy issues within diverse organizations. |
|
10/1/2008 |
Body scanner trial for
Adelaide airport |
ABC News |
|
Adelaide airport will trial body scanner technology
beginning mid-month. The scanner is
one of a few technologies being considered by the
Federal Transport Department to improve airport
security. |
|
9/4/2008 |
Cloud hangs over Privacy
Awareness Week |
Computerworld |
Stephen Bell Auckland |
Cloud computing is raising new online privacy concerns
and some say a communal approach to managing the
technological shift is best. |
|
8/26/2008 |
Data thieves seeking out
insiders |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
As
nations tighten privacy protections to avoid information
breaches, data thieves have turned their attention to
places with seemingly lax security standards. |
|
8/25/2008 |
Privacy Commissioner
releases data breach guide |
SC
Magazine |
Staff Writer |
Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has released a guide
to help organisations prevent and respond to data breach
incidents. |
|
8/22/2008 |
No such thing as privacy
- top Aussie judge |
Stuff.co.nz |
Jonathan Pearlman |
Australia's top judge admitted yesterday to being
perplexed on the matter of personal privacy. |
|
8/20/2008 |
Privacy law reprieve |
The Manly Daily |
Sue
Hoban |
Those concerned about the Australian Law Reform
Commission's (ALRC) recommendation that small
businesses begin complying with the nation's privacy
laws have several months before the government even
begins considering the recommendation. |
|
8/15/2008 |
Privacy needs more
protection |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
David Weisbrot and Les McCrimmon |
Two members of the Australian Law Reform Commission
(ALRC) describe what led the commission to recommend a
statutory right to sue for serious invasions of privacy
in its recent report to the government on updating the
nation's privacy laws. |
|
8/13/2008 |
Privacy laws to address
the human side of IT |
Computerworld |
Andrew Hendry |
A
Computerworld
report outlines some of the major recommendations
included in the Australian Law Reform Commission's
(ALRC) report on revising the nation's 20-year-old
Privacy Act. |
|
8/12/2008 |
Ticketek bungle prompt
internet privacy debate |
ABC News |
|
The concert marketing group, Ticketek, accidentally sent
the private email addresses of thousands of its
customers to other customers. |
|
8/12/2008 |
Power to sue under
privacy laws shake-up |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Tim
Dick |
Media organisations are criticising one of the
recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform
Commission (ALRC) in its report on updating the nation's
privacy laws, released yesterday. |
|
8/12/2008 |
Personal data of 380,000
welfare recipients stolen |
Irish Times |
Carl O'Brien |
The Department of Social and Family Affairs has revealed
that a laptop computer stolen last year contained the
personal details of 380,000 social welfare recipients. |
|
8/11/2008 |
Concern over privacy
report's credit check recommendations |
ABC News |
|
The Australian Privacy Foundation has concerns about one
of the key recommendations in the Australian Law Reform
Commission's report on updating privacy laws |
|
8/11/2008 |
Pubs, clubs warned over
scanning details |
illawaramercury.com |
Brett Cox |
An
increase in the use of driver's license scanning devices
by Australian nightclubs and bars has Privacy
Commissioner Karen Curtis reminding establishments of
their responsibility to protect the information they
collect. |
|
8/11/2008 |
Privacy laws need major
overhaul |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
AAP |
In
a 2,700 page, three-volume report, the Australian Law
Reform Commission (ALRC) has called for a "major
overhaul" of the nation's privacy laws. |
|
8/5/2008 |
Privacy Advocates say
Google's gone too far |
The Australian |
Andrew Colley |
Despite approval from teachers and tourism officials,
and "cautious" support from the federal privacy
commissioner, some privacy advocates are still
uncomfortable with Street View, the Google application
that, once launched, will provide a 360-degree view of
thousands of kilometers of Australian roads and cities,
including people. |
|
8/1/2008 |
Twisted privacy laws to
be opened up, says commission |
The Australian |
|
The New South Wales (NSW) Law Reform Commission has
proposed amending privacy laws in order to reduce
confusion, which, officials say, is undermining the
laws' effectiveness. |
|
7/8/2008 |
Australia, Litigation and
Arbitration, Through the Looking Glass:
Notes on Privacy |
Mondaq |
John Kell |
In
an article recently published on
Mondaq, Hunt & Hunt's John
Kell summarizes a number of recent Australian court
cases with interesting privacy implications. |
|
7/8/2008 |
Australia, Litigation and
Arbitration, Through the Looking Glass:
Notes on Privacy |
Mondaq |
John Kell |
In
an article recently published on
Mondaq, Hunt & Hunt's John
Kell summarizes a number of recent Australian court
cases with interesting privacy implications. |
|
6/24/2008 |
Concerns personal data
held by clubs could be misued |
couriermail.com.au |
Michael Wray |
As
more and more of the nations' pubs collect patrons'
images and driver's licence details upon entrance, there
is growing concern about the protection of that data. |
|
6/24/2008 |
Concerns personal data
held by clubs could be misued |
couriermail.com.au |
Michael Wray |
As
more and more of the nations' pubs collect patrons'
images and driver's licence details upon entrance, there
is growing concern about the protection of that data. |
|
6/16/2008 |
Education database raises
privacy fears |
Sydney Morning Herald |
AAP |
A
student database set to launch in December has raised
privacy concerns, says the Sydney
Morning Herald. The
photographs and personal details of Queensland's 480,000
primary and secondary school students will be compiled
onto the state government's intranet database,
OneSchool. |
|
6/16/2008 |
Education database raises
privacy fears |
Sydney Morning Herald |
AAP |
A
student database set to launch in December has raised
privacy concerns, says the Sydney
Morning Herald. The
photographs and personal details of Queensland's 480,000
primary and secondary school students will be compiled
onto the state government's intranet database,
OneSchool. |
|
5/29/2008 |
Privacy tort a blow to
free speech |
The Australian Business |
Chris Merritt |
A
proposed new statutory tort of privacy has some
concerned that the adverse affect such a law would have
on the media outweighs any merits gained for personal
privacy. |
|
5/29/2008 |
Privacy tort a blow to
free speech |
The Australian Business |
Chris Merritt |
A
proposed new statutory tort of privacy has some
concerned that the adverse affect such a law would have
on the media outweighs any merits gained for personal
privacy. |
|
5/22/2008 |
Privacy rules for a Web
2.0 world |
ZDNET Australia |
Brett Winterford |
If
governments want to attract citizens to use their online
services, they should give users control of their own
information, according to former privacy commissioner
and IAPP board member Malcolm Crompton, who spoke to
attendees at the CeBIT conference in Sydney yesterday. |
|
5/22/2008 |
Privacy rules for a Web
2.0 world |
ZDNET Australia |
Brett Winterford |
If
governments want to attract citizens to use their online
services, they should give users control of their own
information, according to former privacy commissioner
and IAPP board member Malcolm Crompton, who spoke to
attendees at the CeBIT conference in Sydney yesterday. |
|
5/20/2008 |
Secret athlete drug probe
'illegal', says Government Solicitor |
The Australian |
Sean Parnell |
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has
been forced to scrap a secret pilot program aimed at
identifying whether or not Olympic-bound athletes were
using banned substances because the program breached the
Information Privacy Principles of the Privacy Act. |
|
5/20/2008 |
Secret athlete drug probe
'illegal', says Government Solicitor |
The Australian |
Sean Parnell |
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has
been forced to scrap a secret pilot program aimed at
identifying whether or not Olympic-bound athletes were
using banned substances because the program breached the
Information Privacy Principles of the Privacy Act. |
|
5/15/2008 |
A bumper year for ID
fraud |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Katie Cincotta |
The Sydney Morning Herald reports
that, with 200,000 Australians now using social
networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo, and MySpace,
security experts and consumer groups are predicting the
numbers of ID fraud will grow this year. |
|
5/15/2008 |
A bumper year for ID
fraud |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Katie Cincotta |
The Sydney Morning Herald reports
that, with 200,000 Australians now using social
networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo, and MySpace,
security experts and consumer groups are predicting the
numbers of ID fraud will grow this year. |
|
5/9/2008 |
Law Reform Commission
readies information privacy dossier |
idg.no |
|
After 250 meetings and review of nearly 600 written
comments, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
will submit a report and recommendations on changes to
the country's information privacy laws to the Attorney
General later this month. |
|
5/9/2008 |
Law Reform Commission
readies information privacy dossier |
idg.no |
|
After 250 meetings and review of nearly 600 written
comments, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
will submit a report and recommendations on changes to
the country's information privacy laws to the Attorney
General later this month. |
|
5/7/2008 |
International Privacy
Initiative - What do students think about privacy? |
eGov Monitor |
Office of Privacy Commissioner Australia |
An
international competition sponsored by the Asia Pacific
Privacy Authorities (APPA) aims to get secondary school
students thinking about privacy. |
|
5/7/2008 |
International Privacy
Initiative - What do students think about privacy? |
eGov Monitor |
Office of Privacy Commissioner Australia |
An
international competition sponsored by the Asia Pacific
Privacy Authorities (APPA) aims to get secondary school
students thinking about privacy. |
|
5/5/2008 |
Gym 'breached member
privacy' |
Theage.com.au |
Matthew Murphy |
The Beach House Health and Fitness franchise has come
under scrutiny by the Australian Privacy Commissioner
under concerns that the outfit sold the personal
information of certain club members to another health
club. |
|
5/5/2008 |
Gym 'breached member
privacy' |
Theage.com.au |
Matthew Murphy |
The Beach House Health and Fitness franchise has come
under scrutiny by the Australian Privacy Commissioner
under concerns that the outfit sold the personal
information of certain club members to another health
club. |
|
4/23/2008 |
Australia hat-tips NZ on
mandatory breach reporting |
Computerworld |
Sandra Rossi Sydney |
Australia's privacy commissioner, Karen Curtis, is
seeking input from the business community on a proposed
new law that would make data breach notification
mandatory in the country. |
|
4/23/2008 |
Australia hat-tips NZ on
mandatory breach reporting |
Computerworld |
Sandra Rossi Sydney |
Australia's privacy commissioner, Karen Curtis, is
seeking input from the business community on a proposed
new law that would make data breach notification
mandatory in the country. |
|
4/20/2008 |
Health privacy 'at risk' |
Herald Sun |
Peter Rolfe |
A
two-year overdue patient medical records system for
Brumby's public hospitals may leave patient data
vulnerable. |
|
4/20/2008 |
Health privacy 'at risk' |
Herald Sun |
Peter Rolfe |
A
two-year overdue patient medical records system for
Brumby's public hospitals may leave patient data
vulnerable. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Tracking device on bins
ensures residents chip in |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Jano Gibson |
As
the world mulls the benefits and potential privacy
concerns associated with using radio frequency
identification (RFID), one Australian city has replaced
all of its 78,000 trash and recycling bins with new
units outfitted with RFID devices. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Draft guidelines issued
for reporting data breaches |
The Industry Standard |
Sandra Rossi |
Australia's privacy commissioner has issued a draft set
of voluntary guidelines for businesses to follow after a
data breach and is seeking public comment to help
further refine the guidelines. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Tracking device on bins
ensures residents chip in |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Jano Gibson |
As
the world mulls the benefits and potential privacy
concerns associated with using radio frequency
identification (RFID), one Australian city has replaced
all of its 78,000 trash and recycling bins with new
units outfitted with RFID devices. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Draft guidelines issued
for reporting data breaches |
The Industry Standard |
Sandra Rossi |
Australia's privacy commissioner has issued a draft set
of voluntary guidelines for businesses to follow after a
data breach and is seeking public comment to help
further refine the guidelines. |
|
4/9/2008 |
Privacy Connections
Breakfast - Launch of Inaugural Australian Privacy
Awards |
smos.gov.au |
Senator The Hon John Faulkner |
At
a breakfast event sponsored by the Privacy Commissioner
last week, Australia's Special Minister of State, The
Honorable John Faulkner, delivered his first public talk
on privacy. He emphasized the Australian governments'
strong commitment to chairing the work of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) Data Privacy
Sub-Group, which deals with cross-border data flows of
personal information throughout the region. |
|
4/9/2008 |
Privacy Connections
Breakfast - Launch of Inaugural Australian Privacy
Awards |
smos.gov.au |
Senator The Hon John Faulkner |
At
a breakfast event sponsored by the Privacy Commissioner
last week, Australia's Special Minister of State, The
Honorable John Faulkner, delivered his first public talk
on privacy. He emphasized the Australian governments'
strong commitment to chairing the work of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) Data Privacy
Sub-Group, which deals with cross-border data flows of
personal information throughout the region. |
|
4/2/2008 |
RFID-tracked cars coming
to Australia & NZ? |
Cnet News.com |
Suzanne Tindal |
Authorities in Australia and New Zealand are discussing
how best to deploy RFID technology in automobiles to
make roads and administration more efficient. Among the
ideas being considered are the issuance of RFID-tagged
registration stickers that could be used to pay tolls
and parking, as well as aid law enforcement and reduce
congestion in Sydney's central business district. |
|
4/2/2008 |
RFID-tracked cars coming
to Australia & NZ? |
Cnet News.com |
Suzanne Tindal |
Authorities in Australia and New Zealand are discussing
how best to deploy RFID technology in automobiles to
make roads and administration more efficient. Among the
ideas being considered are the issuance of RFID-tagged
registration stickers that could be used to pay tolls
and parking, as well as aid law enforcement and reduce
congestion in Sydney's central business district. |
|
3/20/2008 |
Australia, Intellectual
Property, Recent Decisions Of and Latest News From The
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
Mondaq |
Claire Bothwell |
Australia's Office of the Privacy Commissioner ruled on
three recent privacy cases involving retail, healthcare
and telecommunications. In the cases: The Commission
found that a ticket agency's receipt, which included
some personal and credit card data, did not constitute a
privacy violation. |
|
3/20/2008 |
Australia, Intellectual
Property, Recent Decisions Of and Latest News From The
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
Mondaq |
Claire Bothwell |
Australia's Office of the Privacy Commissioner ruled on
three recent privacy cases involving retail, healthcare
and telecommunications. In the cases: The Commission
found that a ticket agency's receipt, which included
some personal and credit card data, did not constitute a
privacy violation. |
|
3/7/2008 |
Hospital IDs focus of
privacy debate |
ComputerWorld |
Stephen Bell Wellington |
Government officials in New Zealand and Australia are
questioning whether a patient tracking system developed
by an Australian company is compliant with privacy law
in the two countries. Melbourne-based TrakHealth
developed the system for use in Brazil where those
familiar with the system say it has worked well. |
|
3/6/2008 |
Law Commission questions
RFID 'privacy' |
ComputerWorld |
Stephen Bell Wellington |
New Zealand's Law Commission is looking into the
potential privacy implications of widespread use of
radio frequency identification technology. |
|
3/4/2008 |
Shopper tracking face
privacy concerns |
Australian IT |
Ben
Woodhead |
Efforts are underway within both the public and private
sectors to effect extensive monitoring of consumer
habits in order to increase productivity and marketing
efficacy. Monitoring devices deployed in the effort
include cameras, RFID chips and other sensors which will
collect and analyze data in retail and industrial
settings. |
|
2/19/2008 |
Biometrics A Political
Challenge In Australia |
Sydney Morning Herald |
|
A
biometric smart card proposed to unify identification
for access to government services in Australia was
scrapped at the eleventh hour over cost and privacy
concerns when a new government was elected last year,
setting back plans to transform security and ID
management. |
|
2/19/2008 |
Biometrics A Political
Challenge In Australia |
Sydney Morning Herald |
|
A
biometric smart card proposed to unify identification
for access to government services in Australia was
scrapped at the eleventh hour over cost and privacy
concerns when a new government was elected last year,
setting back plans to transform security and ID
management. |
|
2/15/2008 |
Firewall A Useless Relic,
Expert Says |
itnews |
Negar Salek |
Data security, identity management and access control
will be the face of IT security in the not so distant
future as threats move further away from targeting the
infrastructure, an EMC global security expert has
claimed. |
|
2/15/2008 |
Firewall A Useless Relic,
Expert Says |
itnews |
Negar Salek |
Data security, identity management and access control
will be the face of IT security in the not so distant
future as threats move further away from targeting the
infrastructure, an EMC global security expert has
claimed. |
|
2/14/2008 |
Australian businesses may
be forced to publicly admit data breaches |
itworldcanada.com |
Darren Pauli |
Proposed changes to Australia's Privacy Act would
require organizations to notify in the event of a data
breach involving personal information of individuals,
and would give the privacy commissioner enforcement
powers under the Act and the ability to make amendments
based on technology-based changes. |
|
2/14/2008 |
Aussie Privacy
Commissioner Offers Breach Notice Guidelines |
SC
Magazine |
Negar Salek |
In
advance of a potential update to the country's privacy
law, Australia's Office of the Privacy Commissioner this
week announced guidelines for conditions requiring
organizations to notify consumers in the event of a
security breach. |
|
2/14/2008 |
Australian businesses may
be forced to publicly admit data breaches |
itworldcanada.com |
Darren Pauli |
Proposed changes to Australia's Privacy Act would
require organizations to notify in the event of a data
breach involving personal information of individuals,
and would give the privacy commissioner enforcement
powers under the Act and the ability to make amendments
based on technology-based changes. |
|
2/14/2008 |
Aussie Privacy
Commissioner Offers Breach Notice Guidelines |
SC
Magazine |
Negar Salek |
In
advance of a potential update to the country's privacy
law, Australia's Office of the Privacy Commissioner this
week announced guidelines for conditions requiring
organizations to notify consumers in the event of a
security breach. |
|
1/30/2008 |
New Push For Aussie Data
Breach Law |
Computer World Australia |
Sandra Rossi |
Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis is pushing for
Australia to draft and pass a data breach law. |
|
1/30/2008 |
New Push For Aussie Data
Breach Law |
Computer World Australia |
Sandra Rossi |
Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis is pushing for
Australia to draft and pass a data breach law. |
|
11/13/2007 |
CSA Calling For Measures
To Protect Shareholder Information |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Associated Press |
Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA), the organization
representing corporate governance professionals, is
pushing for the government to back measures that would
prevent third parties from accessing company share
registers. |
|
11/13/2007 |
CSA Calling For Measures
To Protect Shareholder Information |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Associated Press |
Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA), the organization
representing corporate governance professionals, is
pushing for the government to back measures that would
prevent third parties from accessing company share
registers. |
|
11/7/2007 |
Salesforce.com Suffers
Security Breach After Successful Phishing Attempt |
eweek.com |
Lisa Vaas |
An
employee of Salesforce.com fell for a phishing scam by
revealing his or her password, leading to the compromise
of customer information, including last names, company
names, email addresses and telephone numbers, and
"administrative data belonging to salesforce.com,"
according to information on the company's Web site. |
|
11/7/2007 |
Salesforce.com Suffers
Security Breach After Successful Phishing Attempt |
eweek.com |
Lisa Vaas |
An
employee of Salesforce.com fell for a phishing scam by
revealing his or her password, leading to the compromise
of customer information, including last names, company
names, email addresses and telephone numbers, and
"administrative data belonging to salesforce.com,"
according to information on the company's Web site. |
|
11/1/2007 |
Video Interview: Keep
Security In-House |
ZDNET Australia |
Munir Kotadia and Alex Serpo |
Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia
CIO of the Year 2007, offers his views of why
organizations should not outsource their security.
During the interview, Cesare warns that allowing
outsiders to access sensitive company data, including
credit card numbers, poses a high risk. |
|
11/1/2007 |
Video Interview: Keep
Security In-House |
ZDNET Australia |
Munir Kotadia and Alex Serpo |
Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia
CIO of the Year 2007, offers his views of why
organizations should not outsource their security.
During the interview, Cesare warns that allowing
outsiders to access sensitive company data, including
credit card numbers, poses a high risk. |
|
10/25/2007 |
IT managers fear job loss
after data breach |
SC
Magazine |
Negar Salek |
A
recent study of 159 IT managers revealed that more than
half believe that a leak of confidential data could cost
them their job. |
|
9/28/2007 |
Google plugs Gmail security hole |
ZDNET Australia |
|
Earlier this week, "ethical hacker" Petko Petkov said he
had discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in
Gmail that could expose users' privacy. |
|
9/26/2007 |
Staff sacked after
widespread privacy breaches at Centrelink |
ZDNET Australia |
Liam Tung |
Twenty-four staff members have resigned and two were
fired following a Centrelink audit of staff access to
client records. Additional staff members have been given
written warnings, fined or reprimanded. |
|
9/17/2007 |
Hackers target online
florist |
ABC News |
Simon Lauder |
Experts are saying that the recent Web site security
breach at an online florist underscores the urgent need
for companies to adopt the next generation of security
protections to thwart criminals. |
|
9/12/2007 |
Australia 'must overhaul
data disclosure mess' |
ZDNET Australia |
Liam Tung |
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released
Discussion Paper 72, Review of Australian Privacy Law,
which contains 301 recommendations for overhauling
Australia's "complex and costly privacy laws and
practices." |
|
9/12/2007 |
Credit firms may get more
details |
Theage.com.au |
Marc Moncrief |
The ALRC has recommended 301 changes as part of its
proposed overhaul of privacy laws after an extensive
review of the Privacy Act. Under one proposal, banks,
credit card companies and other lenders would have
broader access to consumers' personal information to
assure that they extend an appropriate amount of credit
vis-à-vis their ability to repay. |
|
9/5/2007 |
Name-and-Shame'
disclosure could backfire |
ComputerWorld |
Julian Bajkowski |
Federal Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has doubts
about whether an effort to reform the private-sector
requirements under the Privacy Act should move toward a
U.S.-style mandatory breach disclosure requirement. |
|
8/30/2007 |
Pubs warned over ID
privacy issues |
Sydney Morning Herald |
APP |
In
recent months, Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has
received complaints from bar patrons concerned about
club staff scanning their IDs at the door. Curtis warned
that the practice must comply with the Privacy Act. |
|
8/30/2007 |
Kiwis 'are too relaxed'
over privacy |
New Zeland News on Stuff |
JO
MCKENZIE-MCLEAN |
As
part of Privacy Awareness Week, Privacy Commissioner
Marie Shroff spoke this week to the Computer Society.
Shroff warned that New Zealanders could take more
proactive steps to protect their privacy. |
|
8/30/2007 |
Appropriate week to
double check your online privacy |
The Southland Times |
Jillian Allison-Aitken |
Writer Jillian Allison-Aitken devotes an article during
Privacy Awareness Week to informing users what steps
they and their families can take to protect their online
privacy. |
|
8/28/2007 |
One in 10 Aussies victims
of ID theft |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Asher Moses |
Nine percent of Australians say they have been a victim
of ID theft and 17 percent say they know someone who has
been a victim, according to a report released this week
by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Privacy
Commissioner Karen Curtis told The
Sydney Morning Herald that
privacy laws have served Australians well, but a review
is needed with the aim of reducing their complexity. |
|
8/16/2007 |
Personal data leaks
'worse in Australia than other regions' |
itnews |
Negar Salek |
Rich Mogull, Research VP at Gartner, said consumers in
Australia have no way of knowing whether their personal
information is at risk because of breaches, which are
shielded from public disclosure. |
|
8/9/2007 |
Data disclosure laws a
sure thing: Gartner Analyst |
ZDNET Australia |
Brett Winterford |
Australia does not currently require organizations to
notify customers or regulators about security breaches.
However, the Australian Law Reform Commission is
considering amendments to the Privacy Act of 1988 that
would impose a security breach disclosure requirement. |
|
8/6/2007 |
Privacy review supports
data disclosure laws in Australia |
ComputerWorld |
|
A
discussion paper expected next month reportedly will
contain a recommendation that Australia adopt security
breach disclosure laws that would require organizations
to report breaches. |
|
7/31/2007 |
Bill to push personal
security |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
Senator Stott Despoja next week is expected to file an
amendment to the Privacy Act that would require
businesses and government agencies to notify those
people affected by a security breach. |
|
7/30/2007 |
Telstra may face police
probe over GPS |
Theage.com.au |
|
Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate Tony Lawrence is
calling for a police investigation of Telstra, claiming
that it violated the Surveillance Device Act by
installing GPS tracking devices in employee work
vehicles without workers' consent. |
|
7/24/2007 |
Westpac accepts no blame
in security breach |
ZDNET Australia |
Liam Tung |
Westpac, Australia's fourth-largest bank, was forced to
cancel 1,400 credit cards after a security breach it
described as a "high risk compromise" in a letter to
cardholders. |