Using Big Tech to tackle coronavirus risks swapping one lockdown for another | Adam Smith
An app that logs movements and contacts might seem like a fair trade now but we risk giving away our privacy for good Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
E-mail bungle at company looking for jobkeeper payments exposes staff’s personal details
Names, addresses plus birthdates of more than 100 individuals shared in privacy infringement The company accountable for delivering traffic reports upon radio and TV channels across Australia accidentally delivered the…
Authorities investigates data breach exposing details of 774, 000 migrant workers
Protector Australia on Sunday exposed SkillSelect app allowed customers to see partial names associated with applicants for skilled kompakti?kas The home matters and employment departments are usually investigating a data…
The particular Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must perform no harm
Mobile phones can be used to digitally trace Covid-19. But not if the public do not download an app more than privacy fears – or even find it won’t work…