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  • Government yields on device spying bill

    The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.

  • Border security portal 'may bust wrong passengers'

    The Federal government has announced that its border security portal is now online, triggering the alarm of privacy advocates who believe that poor data quality could lead to cases of mistaken identity.

  • Labor promise: 'We won't bring in new Access Card'

    The Department of Human Services has denied the Federal Labor government is investigating the introduction of a nationwide ID card scheme similar to the previous government's Access Card.

  • UK government on L plates for drivers' data loss

    After a string of high level data loss incidents, Opposition MPs in the UK have condemned the government for failing to protect the personal information of tens of millions of Britons stored across numerous public services.

  • Google's privacy concerns unfounded: US government

    The US Justice Department has denied requesting anything from Google that could threaten the privacy of the search-engine's users, as the company recently contended.

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