Opinion
The Government has the legal power to track mobile phones and users as part of limiting coronavirus spread. Other countries are doing it and Australia should consider it, says Patrick Fair.
News
Facebook will pay a record $US5 billion ($A7.2 billion) fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and will boost safeguards on user data, the US Federal Trade Commission and the social media company say.
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The Federal Government’s latest attempt to expand surveillance of citizens is out of proportion to the threat facing Australians, writes Morry Bailes.
The Federal Government must strengthen protections in its rollout of digital health records to protect vulnerable people, including children, writes Law Council president Morry Bailes.
The Federal Government’s proposed identity-matching legislation has the potential to lift government surveillance of citizens to a new and unjustified level, writes Law Council of Australia president Morry Bailes.
The Commonwealth Bank is reportedly facing renewed investigations after admitting it lost backup data on tape for more than 15 years of customer statements in 2016, affecting almost 20 million accounts.
