Grindr data scandal: How thousands of companies got access to users’ intimate information | DW News
Your sexual orientation. Your private life. Shared with thousands of companies without your knowledge. Norway has…
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Phase Eight and Hobbs owner hit by cyber-attack, as H&M probes separate hack claim
Getty Images Liv McMahon Technology reporter 9 hours ago The owner of high-end fashion brands Hobbs,…
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It’s true, Australia won’t ban ‘sock puppet’ accounts on social media. Here’s why
Australia’s new Digital Duty of Care bill proposes a significant shift in online safety. Rather than…
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Australia’s proposed laws could help regulate privacy risks from chatbots – if we get the details right
Online privacy used to mean being careful about what you shared. You also had some control…
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Rogue OpenAI agent ‘infiltrated’ Australian government website in world first
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not…
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What does the OpenAI Medicare hack reveal about Australia’s cyber security?
An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal…
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Worried about your car being hacked? You should be – no matter where it was made
Earlier this week, the ABC reported a cybersecurity expert hacking a BYD Shark 6 hybrid ute….
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Personality tests, dodgy reward programs, AI bots: how rent tech platforms make renting a ‘dehumanising’ experience
If you’re renting a house or apartment, you’re probably all too familiar with rent tech: online…
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Australia is eyeing a world-first ‘fair and reasonable’ test for data collection and privacy
On Monday, the Australian government released draft legislation for the next big overhaul of the Privacy…
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WA police is using live facial recognition to make arrests. This trial is testing privacy law
On June 22, Western Australian police became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to use live…
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Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from the risks?
There are now many more people walking the streets in Australia wearing glasses that can subtly…
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85% of Australians will complete the census online. Here’s how to avoid potential scams
Many Australians still remember the 2016 census because of the online outage that dominated headlines on…
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Sports venues are offering facial recognition to let people in. What are the risks?
Queues at sports events can be very long, even at large venues with many entrance gates….
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Elections Alberta ‘not completely confident’ access to leaked list contained | Power & Politics
After almost three million Albertans had their personal information uploaded to a publicly accessible database last…
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Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
When consumers first start up a Samsung smart TV, they “must click through a multipage onboarding…
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NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware
A federal judge has ordered spyware maker NSO to stop using its Pegasus app to target…
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Future-proof your ecommerce data strategy with zero- and first-party data
We all know that customer data is like gold — with one exception: you can’t mine…
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Future-proof your ecommerce data strategy with zero- and first-party data
We all know that customer data is like gold — with one exception: you can’t mine…
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Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs
A lack of trust Google has an answer for the most problematic elements of its verification…
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F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project
F-Droid warns that the project will end if Google is allowed to seize control of the…
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Industrial-scale deepfake abuse caused a crisis in South Korean schools. Here’s how Australia can avoid the same fate
Australian schools are seeing a growing number of incidents in which students have created deepfake sexualised…
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The power of personalization: Converting browsers into buyers
When it comes to ecommerce, personalization isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s essential for creating a stronger…
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How to Set Up WooCommerce Caching: The Ultimate Guide in 2025
Enabling caching on a WooCommerce store is an important but delicate process that balances performance with…
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UK watchdog fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ data breach
DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach…
