The Australian public can trust the government to build and run a contact tracing app that is secure and preserves privacy, a number of Coalition ministers have argued. After...
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The Opposition has not been consulted at all on the federal government’s plans for developing a COVID-19 contact tracing app, amid concerns it will “fail” unless privacy and protections...
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The Australian Federal Police has used the controversial Clearview AI app on multiple occasions despite previously denying it had ever accessed the “deeply problematic” facial recognition platform. Founded by...
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A Bluetooth-based contact tracing app is being developed through the federal Digital Transformation Agency and will be launched within weeks by the federal government. Media organisations were provided details...
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The federal government paid a local mobile-first digital services company nearly $2 million to build its official COVID-19 information app. Canberra-based tech firm Delv was contracted by the Digital...
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Strict policy-based structures no longer meet the security needs of organisations in a modern digital economy and would be better served through the creation of zero trust environments augmented...
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The federal government is yet to respond to a series of transparency and data security issues surrounding its official COVID-19 information app that have been raised by a number...
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The federal government is considering using the new technology-based COVID-19 contact tracing framework to be provided via an Apple and Google collaboration, as it appears set to launch an...
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...
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The European Union’s privacy commissioner has called for the coordinated use of COVID-19 contact tracing apps to ensure privacy is upheld as much as possible. European Data Protection Supervisor...
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Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has invested in Adelaide space startup Myriota as it looks to expand its “critical” satellite IoT technology around the world during a time of...
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Legislation paving the way for a data-sharing deal with the US is “deeply flawed” and provides a “framework for future abuse”, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. The Parliamentary...
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Brisbane based technology and services company Bigmate has developed a thermal-imaging solution which can immediately detect elevated temperatures of people entering or leaving their workplaces in real time. Known...
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A number of developer teams are racing to release a COVID-19 contact tracing app in Australia, with the team behind a highly successful NSW government digital project set to...