Julie Collins pledges to work with small business on data privacy, cyber security overhauls
The federal government will work with small businesses as they encounter significant data safety obligations for the first time, Minister for Small Business Julie Collins has reaffirmed, using a Cyber Security Awareness Month statement to remind SMEs of major changes in the digital arena.
The Privacy Act exemption for small businesses will end: 10 ways your business could be affected
The federal government says the small business exemption to the Privacy Act, covering some 2.3 million enterprises, should end.
Attorney-General’s massive data privacy report calls for end to small business exemptions
Small businesses should not be excluded from data privacy laws, but those exemptions should only be removed once independent businesses are capable of meeting their new cyber security obligations, according to an influential report destined to reshape and modernise Australia's data privacy legislation.
Independence and integrity: The secrets to Fastmail’s success as a leader in email
With over 100,000 users worldwide and a US acquisition under its belt, Fastmail is a great example of an Australian start-up that has achieved successful growth.
Government plan allowing Optus to share hacked user data with banks labelled a “red herring” by privacy advocates
The federal government wants to make it easier for telcos to share hacked user data with the banks, but advocates want greater action.
Vac to the future: Privacy advocates accuse Amazon of buying Roomba company iRobot for data-gathering abilities
Industry observers say the US$1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot will add household mapping capabilities to Amazon's already significant data-gathering arsenal.
“It will hurt us”: How Apple’s new software update will affect email marketing
Apple's 'mail privacy protection' is all about eliminating email tracking and data gathering capabilities from email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp.
Australia vs Facebook: The battle over advertising revenue, consumer data and the ‘attention economy’
Facebook has blocked the sharing of news content in Australia, and last month, Google threatened to exit the market. So what’s prompting these nuclear options?
Fintech could have helped prevent Adelaide pizza shop contact tracing bungle
Cirralto managing director Adrian Floate argues contact tracers should be able to access financial transaction data, but says privacy will be a top concern.
Australian business leaders caught up in China’s mass surveillance: Here’s what it means
Chinese company Zhenhua Data is reportedly conducting mass surveillance on more than 35,000 Australians. What can we do to prevent it from happening again?
Sorry Google, you don’t get to play the small business card
Google fancies itself a champion of small businesses, but the tech giant's professed devotion to SMEs in service of its own commercial interests is disingenuous.
Google sued over claims it failed to properly inform millions of Aussies about their personal data
Google is being sued by the ACCC over claims it failed to properly inform millions of consumers about changes to the way it stored their personal data.
