Tag: security

Report urges facial ID transparency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government should be more transparent about its use of facial recognition technology and work more closely with the private sector in development ICT tools for law enforcement,...

No changes to AA bill before election

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s controversial encryption laws will remain unchanged until after the upcoming election after the Opposition’s amendments remained stalled in the Senate. The parliamentary committee tasked with scrutinising...

AA bill referred for independent review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s highly controversial encryption legislation has been referred to an independent monitor for review by the parliament, the first time this has ever occurred. The Assistance and...

Data sovereignty policy arrives

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
The Australian government quietly introduced on Friday afternoon a whole-of-government data hosting strategy to address immediate issues around risks to data sovereignty, data centre ownership and the supply chain....

ASD launches cyber recruitment blitz

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s spy agency has opened up about its offensive cyber warfare capabilities as part of an effort to recruit “many hundreds of people” in the coming years. In a...

2.5M opt out of My Health Record

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than 2.5 million people opted out of My Health Record, equating to nearly 10 percent of all Australians eligible for the controversial system. The Australian Digital Health Agency...

Tech unites for AA bill submission

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s new encryption-busting powers are already having a “profoundly negative” impact on the Australian tech sector, as industry heavyweights unite to demand changes to the controversial new laws....

AA laws are killing us overseas

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The industry campaign to force urgent amendments to controversial encryption legislation has moved up a notch, with the nation’s largest tech sector advocacy group saying the laws render Australian...

Big banks warn on open banking

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data security risks surrounding Australia’s open banking regime are “significantly higher” than the federal government believes, according to the big four banks. In a new submission to the government’s...