#privacy
65 stories taggedprivacy · page 3 of 5.
Apple Takes UK Government Back to Court Over Demand to Read Encrypted User Data
Apple has filed a second legal challenge against a British government order requiring access to data so heavily protected that even Apple cannot read it. The case could decide whether end-to-end encryption survives as a meaningful privacy tool in the UK.
iCloud Private Relay Has a Leak: Researchers Show How Safari's Privacy Shield Can Spill Real IPs
A flaw in how Apple's WebKit handles certain web requests lets sites see the IP address Private Relay was meant to hide.
Kmart's $89 Camera Glasses Sold Out Across Australia. Privacy Experts Are Alarmed.
Smart glasses that secretly record HD video retail for less than a restaurant dinner. Digital rights advocates say the law hasn't kept up.
AI Meeting Bot Tl;dv Left Government and Corporate Calls Wide Open
A security researcher found a misconfigured database in the popular meeting-recording app tl;dv that let anyone see live government and corporate video calls, and, in most cases, join them uninvited.
Victorian Parliamentary Committee Exposes Cult Survivors' Email Addresses in Mass Mailing Blunder
A parliamentary committee sent its final report on cult harm to 330 visible recipients, accidentally revealing the contact details of abuse survivors to the very groups they had fled.
AI Smart Glasses Are Walking Into Your Office. Nobody Knows How to Stop Them.
Samsung's entry into AI-powered glasses has forced security leaders to face an uncomfortable truth: the recording device problem is already everywhere, and a ban probably makes things worse.
Vatican Prayer App Left 700,000 Users' Names and Emails Exposed for Anyone to Grab
A basic security blunder on the Catholic Church's official Click to Pray app meant that anyone with a browser could pull the personal details of every registered user, no hacking skills required.
What is a VPN and when do you actually need one?
VPNs encrypt your internet traffic and hide your real IP address, but they are not a privacy cure-all. Here is when one genuinely helps and when it does not.
What is a data breach and what should you do after one?
A data breach happens when personal information is accessed or taken without permission. Here is exactly what that means and how to protect yourself.
Australia Plans Strict Rules on AI in Government Decision-Making
Canberra is drawing up binding requirements for how federal agencies use automated decision tools, with fairness, accuracy and transparency at the centre of the framework.
Western Australia Deploys Live Facial Recognition at Bus Station, Makes First Real-Time Arrest
A camera on a police van scanned hundreds of faces a minute at a Perth transit hub. Civil liberties groups say the trial raises serious questions about bias, accuracy, and surveillance creep.
Apple Patches Year-Old Hide My Email Bug That Leaked Real Addresses
A flaw in Apple's email-cloaking feature let real addresses appear in mail logs. The fix took over a year to ship.
Hackers Hit 21 Australian Health Clinics, Putting Medicare Numbers and Test Results at Risk
Partnered Health confirmed a data breach on 23 June that reached patient files across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Experts warn the stolen records could surface for sale on hidden online marketplaces.
On-Device Age Checks: The Quiet Fix to a Loud Privacy Problem
New age verification laws are forcing websites to check how old you are. A newer approach keeps your face on your phone instead of shipping it to a server.
23andMe to pay $18 million after 43 states found 'flimsy' security let hackers steal 6.9 million profiles
A coalition of state attorneys general says the DNA testing firm lacked basic protections like multifactor authentication before the 2023 breach that exposed genetic data on nearly seven million customers.