Author: Justin Hendry

Big Tech at odds with governments over data localisation

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State and territory governments and the national science agency are urging the federal government to explore data localisation requirements for both government and critical infrastructure providers, putting themselves at...

‘Serious’ issues with police access to telco data on the rise

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“Serious compliance issues” with law enforcement access to metadata and content under Australia’s telecommunications interception laws have climbed for the third straight year, the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found. The...

Tech giants rally against data localisation in Australia

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Global tech giants and their industry associations have rallied against the federal government introducing localisation requirements for data storage, arguing it brings no inherent benefit to cybersecurity and that...

NSW digital birth certificate launch pushed back

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A digital birth certificate will not become universally available in NSW this year as initially planned, with the state government now aiming to pilot the credential with defined cohorts...

Govt launches revamped myGov, says app still ‘coming soon’

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The federal government has launched its revamped myGov platform, as its full attention now turns to delivering a long-promised smartphone app for accessing government services online. Services Australia flicked...

NSW deploys facial recognition system into prisons

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The New South Wales government is rolling out new facial recognition technology in the state’s prisons in a bid to accelerate identity enrolment and verification for those entering and...