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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Michael Manthorpe, has revealed that law enforcement agencies are being given the full URLs of web pages visited by people under investigation. Australia’s mandatory telecommunications data retention scheme was meant to deliver only so-called “metadata” to the cops and spooks. Under the scheme, a warrant is not required. But according to Manthorpe, […] More
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is still holding firm to its distaste for the current state of the country’s data retention regime, asking again on Friday for the retention period to be reduced from up to two years to a period of under six months. AHRC Commissioner Edward Santow, appearing before the Parliamentary Joint […] More
Image: US Department of Justice Speaking at a conference in Washington today, US Attorney General William Barr intimated that the US and its allies should invest in Huawei competitors to stem the Chinese company’s growing 5G market share. Barr singled out Finish firm Nokia and Swedish firm Ericsson as two possible targets for investments. “The […] More
Image:Azlan Baharudin Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been targeting Malaysian government officials, computer experts with […] More
Image: ZDNet Google has patched this week a critical security flaw in Android’s Bluetooth component. If left unpatched, the vulnerability can be exploited without any user interaction and can even be used to create self-spreading Bluetooth worms, experts said. Fixes for the bug are available via the Android February 2020 Security Bulletin, which has been […] More
Image: Google In April 2019, ZDNet reported about a proposal Google had made to other browser makers in an attempt to get everyone on board. The plan, at the time, was that browsers block file downloads that take place via HTTP, when the user initiated the file download from a site loaded via HTTPS. Today, […] More
In the US, cannabis is fully legal (medical and recreational) in 11 states and Washington, DC. For medical use, it is legal in 33 states. This is a flourishing industry, with one study conservatively estimating it will reach $30 billion by 2025. As dispensaries set up shop, they face many of the same risks as other businesses. Cannabis Industry […] More
Image: Szabo Viktor Wacom drawing tablets will track every app you open or close on your computer, Robert Heaton, a software engineer, has revealed. Following a months-long investigation, Heaton says Wacom’s official driver comes with a vague privacy policy that if accepted will begin tracking the apps a user opens on his device. All the […] More
