Tag: data protection

Federal govt to host national roundtable on online dating safety

On January 25, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will facilitate a roundtable discussion on measures for online dating safety....

Twitter breach exposes 200 million email addresses

More than 200 million email addresses were obtained in a Twitter breach, which were then posted on a hacking forum....

Sydney man charged for extortion attempts on Optus breach victims

A Sydney man has been charged with attempting to extort Optus customers whose data was compromised, and he might spend the next 10 years behind...

Telstra staff personal data surfaces on dark web

Telstra has become the latest telco to be managing a breach of its staff data, as millions of Australians rush to protect sensitive details stolen...

US says TikTok can’t be trusted with user data. Should Aussies be worried?

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years...

Cyber Security Minister warns about TikTok data collection

Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil warned Australians to be careful with providing personal information to social media companies after TikTok revealed that local user...

TikTok puts privacy policy changes on hold amid regulatory review 

A day before they were set to go into effect, TikTok paused modifications to its privacy policy for targeted advertising as the lead European Union...