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In Pictures: 7 commonly overlooked ways to tighten cybersecurity
It's OK to be paranoid about every last detail when it comes to security.
In Pictures: 12 surprising ways personal technology betrays your privacy
It's not just your boss or the government that's spying on you, it's also the devices and technologies you embrace.
In Pictures: 8 privacy-destroying technologies that should scare you
Technology is not evil, only its use or misuse.
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Apple pushes back against ‘dangerously ambiguous’ encryption bill
Apple has described as “dangerously ambiguous with respect to encryption and security” the federal government’s surveillance bill.
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Digital rights groups call for government to scrap surveillance bill
A coalition of digital rights groups has called for the government’s draft surveillance bill to be scrapped wholesale, saying that it “effectively enacts insecurity by design” and will create “extremely broad powers with almost no oversight without a...
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Encryption: Has the government stuck to its ‘no backdoors’ pledge?
The government this morning unveiled an exposure draft of its much-anticipated legislative response to the increased use of encrypted communications services.
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New law to force tech companies to build features for police
Companies that provide communications services to Australians could be compelled to build new capabilities to help law enforcement agencies access information about how their services are being used, under a draft bill released today by the governmen...
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My Health Record: Labor calls for longer opt-out period
Labor has called on the government to extend the opt-out window that allows Australians to request they are not enrolled in the national eHealth record system.
Tutorials about privacy
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How to check if your password was exposed in Gawker hack
A security researcher today provided a way for users to see whether their e-mail addresses and passwords were among the 1.3 million compromised in a hack of Gawker Media's sites.
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Keep your personal data off the market
In 2003, author and security pioneer Simson Garfinkel conducted a study of data he found on second-hand hard drives. On eBay, Garfinkel bought the hard drive from an old ATM machine; it held 827 bank account PINs. Another drive he purchased on eBay h...
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Protect your privacy when uploading photos
Your digital photo files hold all sorts of interesting information. You probably know that you can find the date and time taken, date modified, and exposure information in your photo's metadata.
Features about privacy
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Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data
As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector.
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Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge's ruling, task force report
After six months of contentious debate over U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programs, prompted by leaks from former government contractor Edward Snowden, the third week in December may have marked a major turning point.
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5 BYOD pitfalls and how you can avoid them
Vague policies, rogue apps, zombie phones can doom even the best Bring Your Own Device intentions. But the good news is it's not too late to make game-changing adjustments.
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What Obama's re-election may mean for technology
The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for ...
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Things you might not know about Facebook
Facebook has been in the media spotlight this year over privacy concerns, thanks in part cases such as the horrific murder of Sydney teenager Nona Belomesoff.
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