privacy

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An analysis of 12 popular apps’ privacy policies reveals a number of concerns, including confusing privacy messages and unnecessarily long data retention windows.

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Businesses must develop ethical, socially responsible, trustworthy, and sustainable data business models to protect consumers' privacy in an increasingly AI-driven world, say UNSW Business School experts.

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Beware of malicious files called Trojans that could give hackers access to your computer webcam without your knowledge.

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State police have accessed QR code check-in data on at least six occasions, for investigations unrelated to the pandemic.

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People have plenty of legitimate reasons to use encrypted communications platforms such as WhatsApp or Signal for their own security and privacy.

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New online safety laws will allow 'harmful' sexual content to be taken down within 24 hours.

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People may consent to the use of their personal data, without being sufficiently aware or informed of the nature and extent of potential implications.

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Australian governments need to demonstrate that any proposed contact tracing app is necessary, proportionate and voluntary with appropriate legal guarantees, says UNSW professor of law and information systems.

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The government is working on an app to track our contacts but, first, it will need to pick up its privacy act.

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With Australia’s facial verification bill currently in draft, UNSW Senior Lecturer Dr Carmen Leong addresses how mass surveillance technology could impact the economy.

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