Honey I tracked the kids:How to supervise with technology
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Honey I tracked the kids:How to supervise with technology

Tracking your child’s location is not something to be taken lightly,but there are many options available.

  • byTim Biggs

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Privacy watchdog launches inquiry into TikTok
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Privacy watchdog launches inquiry into TikTok

The privacy commissioner has launched an inquiry into whether TikTok should be formally investigated for harvesting data without user consent.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘Mass breach of privacy’:TikTok under fire for tracking users online
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‘Mass breach of privacy’:TikTok under fire for tracking users online

Some of Australia’s largest brands are being urged to remove a tracking tool from TikTok,which is harvesting users’ emails and phone numbers without consent.

  • byDavid Swan
Wave for the camera:Surf stream surge triggers privacy concerns

Wave for the camera:Surf stream surge triggers privacy concerns

Ever get that feeling you are being watched? If you’re at the beach,you probably are.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Budget cuts to hamper FOI oversight:information chief

Budget cuts to hamper FOI oversight:information chief

Victorians are likely to face longer delays when they seek a review of,or make a complaint about,FOI or privacy

  • byRoyce Millar
The self-serve is frustrating,but it’s not the biggest supermarket privacy concern
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The self-serve is frustrating,but it’s not the biggest supermarket privacy concern

The cold,constant scrutiny of the self-serve sensors is uncomfortable,but does it increase the amount of data collection and surveillance at the supermarket?

  • byTim Biggs
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‘Curious’ pharmacist spied on patient records at The Alfred

‘Curious’ pharmacist spied on patient records at The Alfred

Up to 7000 patients have been warned of a data breach at Victoria’s leading trauma hospital after a pharmacist accessed their private records.

  • byLachlan Abbott
The trouble with transparency when it comes to AI
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The trouble with transparency when it comes to AI

The government plans to give citizens the right to learn how AI systems make decisions,like denying a loan,but the tech sector says that could be hard – and not always for the best.

  • byPaul Sakkal
New privacy law gives shelter and unintended consequences

New privacy law gives shelter and unintended consequences

The digital world makes us more connected,but loss of privacy is the entry fee. The attempt to help people protect their privacy is a timely reform.

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Personal data to get greater protection,but targeted ads will keep coming

Personal data to get greater protection,but targeted ads will keep coming

The attorney-general has revealed Labor’s plan to ban companies marketing products to kids and mandate transparency about the use of personal data.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Spanish schoolgirls hit with AI-generated deepfake nude photos

Spanish schoolgirls hit with AI-generated deepfake nude photos

The girls’ mothers,who have joined in a support group,said that at least 30 girls from four different schools have been targeted. Some also reported blackmailing.

  • byJames Badcock