Private “Guest Mode” Coming To Google Assistant
Google Assistant will soon feature an anonymous Guest mode, one of a number of privacy and security improvements on the way for... Read More
Facebook Can’t Escape Aussie Privacy Lawsuit
Facebook has lost its bid to dodge legal proceedings brought by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) over the Cambridge... Read More
Young Australia Wary On Govt. Plann For Phone-Tracing App
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison may be facing some difficulty in persuading Australians – particularly young ones – to download and use... Read More
Google And Apple Collaborate On Ground-Breaking COVID-19 Tracing For Gov Apps
Google and Apple are pairing up to create a platform to trace COVID-19 infections that will be built into the apps of... Read More
WhatsApp Hits 2 Billion Users, Vows To Protect Encryption
WhatsApp has exceeded over two billion active users across the world, and its leader is now vowing to protect its end-to-end encryption... Read More
Google’s Fitbit Buyout Runs Into Antitrust & Privacy Woes
Google’s planned buyout of Fitbit has hit a wall with fresh antitrust and privacy issues arising in the Australian, US and European... Read More
Amazon Ring Pushes Out Major App Update To Focus On Privacy & Security
Amazon owned Ring security cameras has pushed out an update to its phone app with the aim of consolidating its privacy and... Read More
Apple iOS Update Offers More Control For Privacy
Global tech giant Apple is acting swiftly on plans to curb location tracking on the iPhone 11 range. The company just released... Read More
Facial Recognition Bias Exposed
A new landmark study has revealed that facial recognition technologies misidentify people from ethnic backgrounds. The study – which analysed technologies from... Read More
Significant Changes To Banks Pushed Back By ACCC
It’s the biggest change to the financial services industry since the damning royal commission, designed to give power from the banks back... Read More