Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet may soon have to retain subscribers private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by …

The Rudd Government has not been able to calm the fears and concerns that are currently plaguing people with regards to the patient privacy and data security risks which could be related to the planned …

THE St Vincent de Paul Society has been accused of breaching public trust and aspects of the Privacy Act after entering into an agreement that allowed one of the world’s largest data companies to gather …

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the National Health and Medical Research Council:
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in cooperation with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC), …

DOCTORS will be able to override the wishes of a patient and inform blood relatives – but not the patient’s spouse – of the patient’s genetic disorder where there is a risk to the relative’s …

Australian businesses may soon be forced to tell their customers if their personal details have been stolen, under proposed new laws to combat identity theft.
One of the world’s biggest technology security companies, Symantec Corp, says …

“I have given the public sector a wake-up call to better protect privacy, in the wake of data breaches and surveys indicating that privacy standards are not as good as they should be.”
The report found …

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered the mastermind of a vast international spam network to pay $15.15 million in a default judgment for his role in what was …

A banking investigation has raised the possibility that stolen credit card details of tens of thousands of New Zealanders are in the hands of a Russian or Albanian gang.
via NZ Herald News. Link to read …