Saturday | 5 July, 2008
Stories about: Privacy Foundation
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Listen up: Govt law to aid eavesdropping 21/04/2008 08:02:51
It will be easier for law enforcement to install wiretaps in public telephones, cafe computers and mobile phones under proposed amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception) Act (TIA) discussed in a Senate hearing last week. - +
Concerns raised as government demands universal wiretapping 17/04/2008 09:47:07
Sweeping reforms will make it easier than ever for law enforcement to intercept communications if amendments to the Telecommunications (Interceptions) Act are agreed upon by a Senate standing committee. - +
Government steps up electronic surveillance without a warrant 17/09/2007 16:19:39
More than a year after the federal government first proposed legislation allowing law enforcement to monitor mobile phones, e-mail, SMS and voicemail messages without a warrant, the amendments have finally reached the Senate with fiery debate expected to follow its introduction into the Upper House of parliament. - +
Australian prisoners chipped as part of a new RFID trial 26/06/2007 15:12:43
A new prison currently being built in Canberra is planning to trial an RFID tracking program for its inmate population, despite growing concerns it will infringe on inmates' civil rights. - +
Aussie pollies anointed in Orwellian awards 24/01/2007 09:36:16
The NSW Department of Health and the Swift financial transaction network have both received gongs at the 2006 Australian Big Brother Awards, dubbed "The Orwells". - +
Privacy blueprint released for e-health 11/01/2007 12:43:29
In a bid to address ongoing concerns surrounding the protection of confidential health records, the National E-Health Transition Authority (NeHTA) has released a privacy blueprint which is open for public comment until the end of February, 2007. - +
Access Card sidelined by Privacy Foundation 13/11/2006 15:08:17
The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) has demanded the national Access Card be canned because it is unjustified, unprecedented, unpopular, unsafe, wasteful and discriminatory. - +
Privacy complaint lodged to protect customer bank records 20/10/2006 08:53:00
A formal complaint has been lodged with the federal privacy commissioner to determine whether Australia's banking industry is breaching local privacy laws by using the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (Swift) network. - +
Online Census debuts with view to smartcard 31/07/2006 16:28:29
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has officially launched its online census collection application, dubbed eCensus, which could integrate with the proposed Department of Human Services' Access Card at the next census in 2011. - +
RFID tagged to bear fruit in productivity stakes 28/07/2006 10:14:14
WF Montague Cold Storage will use RFID-enabled wristbands to monitor the productivity of workers in a newly built preparation area. - +
Feds' smartcard costing unknown but consultancy fees top millions 31/05/2006 09:31:00
Details surrounding costing for the federal government's access card initiative remain elusive, but last week's Senate Estimates hearings has revealed that consultancy fees will certainly top $2 million.
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CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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