Privacy

As experts push to strengthen Australia's privacy laws, many car makers are gathering data and potentially selling it to third parties.

Months after settling a $5 billion privacy lawsuit, Google's Chrome web browser is set to warn users that private browsing does not prevent them from being tracked.

The use of third-party platforms by real estate agents to manage rental applications is already firmly embedded in Australia's rental market, but some are concerned regulation has fallen behind.

Employers monitoring their workers' computer keystrokes might seem intrusive, but it's just one of the many ways workplace surveillance is being carried out today. 

A hacker who stole $1.2 million from a family business already had confidential information before the theft occurred. Those in the field say cybercrime is rapidly evolving, and small businesses are facing increasing and targeted threats.

The government has agreed to proposals that would allow Australians to opt out of targeted advertising, require search engines to "de-index" certain information about them, and draw small businesses into Australia's privacy scheme.

Dr Katharine Kemp, University of NSW says the government are making important steps towards bringing Australian privacy laws in line with the rest of the world. She outlines the scope of the legislation for consumers, children and businesses.

Between June and August of 2017, Tasmania Police secretly recorded dozens of conversations that should have been confidential.

The number of meetings potentially compromised by the covert police surveillance of a room at Tasmania's Risdon Prison could number in the hundreds, it has been revealed — with the matter described as a "massive breach of privacy" which demands a "comprehensive review".

A new survey by the Privacy Commissioner has found about one in two Australians suffered a data breach last year, and few feel in control of their privacy.

Fresh criticism has surfaced about major Australian stadiums' use of facial recognition for ticket-holders to some of the country's biggest events.

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE says facial recognition technology carries privacy and human rights risks, amid a report of its use in major sport venues in Australia.

Analysis of period tracker apps has found they collect data about consumers' sex lives, general health, and menstrual cycles, with many of them able to be used by children as young as 13.

Coober Pedy's council has clarified that the proposed CCTV cameras for the town's CBD will not have facial recognition capabilities after a local business owner raised concerns.

Daniel Ben Barnett will spend at least 16 months in jail for domestic violence offences, with the sentencing magistrate noting his actions had intruded on the victim's life in every aspect.

Amazon agrees to pay a civil penalty to settle allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.

The federal government proposes a possible classification system for AI technologies, with more stringent requirements for higher risk tools.

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles continues to deny the "inadvertent" sharing of NT patient records amounts to a "breach of identifiable data". 

While there is huge potential for artificial intelligence to revolutionise health care, Australia's peak medical association calls for national guidelines to control the use of ChatGPT. 

Peter Shoyer says he offered only "brief advice" to the NT government regarding a privacy breach of medical files before the incident was "managed in-house" and subsequently kept secret.

Meta is hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.9 billion) fine by its lead privacy regulator in the European Union for its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users' data to the United States.

Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here's your chance to find out.

More than 30 million people across the world have used a DNA testing kit. But third parties, like the police and pharmaceutical corporations, could be legally accessing this data.

A Lake Macquarie man has pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence offences after a GPS tracking device was removed from his ex-lover's car and police found a listening device in her bedroom. 

The card launched in Bundaberg allows survivors to quietly let service providers know they don't want others nearby to overhear their private information, in what's believed to be an Australian-first initiative.