The Australian Attorney-General’s department are seeking submissions on the consultation paper, “Access to Retained Data in Civil Proceedings”. Here is my submission. Senator the Hon George Brandis QC By email (communicationssecurity@ag.gov.au) 26th January, 2017 Submission response on the consultation paper “Access to Retained Data in Civil Proceedings” Why access to retained data in civil proceedings…
The Australian Attorney General’s Department (AGD) have released, under the freedom of information act, a draft, redacted copy of a fact sheet that outlines the data retention bill. There are concerning issues, both in what’s been written, and what’s been redacted.
A quote I saw recently reminded me of a conversation I had some time ago about online privacy. For the last decade or so, my handle on most internet-based services has been my real name. My partner asked me with some confusion why this is, given that I am steadfastly and acutely protective of my…
“I think that email addresses aren’t really private, like a phone number or postal address. My partner thinks they are. Can you be the oracle for us?!” This is the question I received, from someone who’s friend was offered five cases of carbonated, aspartame filled drink, if he signs away his right to sue the…
“Facebook admitted reading text messages belonging to smartphone users who downloaded the social-networking app.” — The (London) Sunday Times “Your personal information is a precious commodity, and companies will go to great lengths to get their hands on as much of it as possible.” — Emma Draper, Privacy International It seems privacy breaches are becoming…
I still remember moving “to” Google. They are awesome. You can put your whole life in there and it magically appears everywhere; on your phone, on your laptop, on other web sites. You can use their chat services, which follow open protocols, to chat to not only other Google users, but anyone with a jabber…
I was “lucky” enough to get in the second round of invites for a Google+ account and immediately logged on, set up my profile and added friends to circles. Then I saw some people were posting already. I read, I followed more people and added them to circles. I looked at the “Share what’s new”…