Posts tagged "privacy"

Since Bitcoin was born in 2008, we have seen extraordinary hype, astronomical price booms and busts and thousands of spin-off cryptocurrencies.

A selling point of blockchain is once data is added to the chain, it can’t be changed or removed, but this is an issue given one's “right to be forgotten”.

The ACMA has issued a record infringement notice, amid a crack down on non-compliance with the Do Not Call Register.

Fashion designer Arthur Lhermitte wanted to raise €150 for his Kickstarter project. But after 18 days, he's smashed that target thousands of times over.

Recruitment platform PageUp has informed its millions of job-seeker users that a malware infection has potentially allowed an unauthorised user to access personal data relating to job applications. 

As brands around the world make sure they're complaint with the new GDPR rules, RedBallon's Naomi Simson poses the question: are we really listening to what our customers want when it comes to privacy?

The need to protect customer data has been very much at the forefront of the European Union’s new GDPR laws, which will come into effect on May 25. And Australian businesses need to aware of the changes.

By Annabelle Lukin, Macquarie University

A corporate apology echoes the words we are so familiar with from our everyday lives – but it …

Facebook will be investigated by Australia's privacy commissioner, in light of confirmation that Facebook data from 300,000 Australian users may have been compromised.

It has been a tumultuous start to 2018 for social media giant Facebook, with the Cambridge Analytica allegations adding to its woes. But will the latest scandal change how small businesses use the platform?

Facebook is continuing its quest to be the one website to rule them all with reports it is trialling a CV function for job candidates.

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By David Glance, University of Western Australia

Australians are increasingly concerned about how companies handle their personal data, e…