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The Privacy Commissioner has opened two investigations into Asian carmakers over potential privacy breaches related to connected cars.

Is your car spying on you? The privacy commissioner wants to know

Internet-connected vehicles are a security risks and the privacy commissioner is investigating foreign companies potential illegal use personal information.

  • Mike Foley

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Bunnings retail crime.

Bunnings wins appeal over use of facial recognition technology to fight crime

During 2018 and 2021, Bunnings trialled technology in 62 stores that captured customer facial data and compared it against a database of repeat offenders.

  • Jessica Yun and Elias Visontay
The Trump administration has pursued stricter rules about who can come into the US and procedures around visa applications.

Travelling to America? Here’s how to protect your privacy in phone searches

US Customs and Border Protection agents have broad authority to look through travellers’ phones, laptops and other electronic devices. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Gabe Castro-Root
A Gold Coast doctor has been fined after he looked at his ex-wife’s medical scans without her permission.

Gold Coast doctor fined for spying on ex-wife’s medical records

The doctor, who illegally accessed his ex-wife’s records several times, has been fined $5000 but escaped a formal reprimand.

  • Cameron Atfield
Professor Nalini Joshi has been named the NSW Scientist of the Year.

The Sydney mathematician finding a better way to keep your data safe

Quantum computers can decode encryption keys increasingly quickly. Professor Nalini Joshi is developing the mathematics to make your secrets stronger.

  • Siena Fagan
Senior public servant Jaala Hinchcliffe previously worked on law enforcement integrity and for anti-corruption agencies.

Top bureaucrat grilled over email release dubs own department’s risk assessment ‘overrated’

The Parliamentary Services secretary is now facing calls from the opposition for her conduct to be investigated.

  • Andrew Probyn
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Prince William and Kate won a privacy case.

Prince William and Princess Catherine win privacy case against French magazine

The Prince and Princess of Wales took action against Paris Match after it ran photos of them and their three children on a holiday in the French Alps.

Senior public servant Jaala Hinchcliffe previously worked on law enforcement integrity and for anti-corruption agencies.

‘Huge breach’: MPs fume over email transfer during investigation

A law firm contracted by a public service department was given access to more than 100,000 emails and documents for an investigation.

  • Andrew Probyn
More could be done to protect Australians from data breaches.

Big business needs bigger penalties to ensure it protects our data

A proactive approach is urgently needed to protect Australia from data and privacy breaches.

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Dominique Grubisa

The rise and fall of Australia’s self-styled wealth queen

After a series of eyebrow-raising antics, Sydney lawyer Dominique Grubisa is feeling the heat.

  • Michaela Whitbourn