Privacy
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Centrelink debt notices based on 'idiotic' faith in big data, IT expert saysLawyers, privacy advocates and data experts join calls for Centrelink’s data-matching system to be suspended
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Airline passenger details easy prey for hackers, say researchersWorldwide system used to coordinate travel bookings between airlines is insecure and easy to exploit, experts reveal
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AI, self-driving cars and cyberwar – the tech trends to watch for in 2017From a rise in AI and improvements to self-driving cars, to televised eSports and all-out cyberwar, the coming year has it all
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Surveillance has gone too far. The jig is upRather than fight the EU court ruling on the Investigatory Powers Act, the government should move to targeted surveillance that doesn’t sweep up everybody’s private lives
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'Snooper's charter' bill becomes law, extending UK state surveillanceHome secretary hails ‘world-leading’ laws, which include forcing web and phone companies to collect browsing histories
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Australian Border Force Act used to deny academic request for published visa dataImmigration department concedes it made a mistake in denying ANU expert’s request for information on working holiday visa holders
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Pornography sites face UK block under enhanced age controlsFilm classification board would enforce proposed rules on age verification checks for adult websites regardless of country
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'Extreme surveillance' becomes UK law with barely a whimperInvestigatory Powers Act legalises range of tools for snooping and hacking by the security services
Home Office refuses to enforce privacy code on NHS staff using video