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Published: 13 April 2018

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The Department of Home Affairs has labelled a suggested warrant requirement to access Australia's facial recognition database as a "resource-intensive" process that could cause significant delays to matters of national security and potentially undermine law-enforcement investigations.

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Read more: Warranted access to face-matching system thrown out by Home Affairs

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Published: 13 April 2018

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David George from CERT Australia, which will soon merge into the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), has said that WannaCry and NotPetya "sent a shiver down the spine of the Australian government because, frankly, we were caught...

Read more: ​Caught short by NotPetya, Australia to establish 24/7 'cyber newsroom'

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Published: 13 April 2018

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is conducting a review of the server computing solutions it currently has in place, hoping to determine whether its physical kit will still serve relevance over the next decade.

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Read more: ​Reserve Bank of Australia looks to upgrade servers amid 'obsolescence' review

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Published: 13 April 2018

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Four Chinese news apps, whose combined active users have exceeded 400 million, have been suspended for downloads on a number of Android app stores in China following a crackdown by the country's media watchdog.

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Category: News

Published: 12 April 2018

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Video: Chromebook users to get easy access to Linux apps

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Fuchsia^[1], Google tells us in some recently revealed documentation, is not Linux^[2]. So, what is it then? And

Read more: ​Google Fuchsia is not Linux: So, what is it and who will use it?

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Published: 12 April 2018

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With the May 25 deadline for the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fast approaching, a new tool from Israel-based MinerEye^[1] uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify all the data in your organization...

Read more: MinerEye launches AI-powered Data Tracker to bolster GDPR compliance

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Published: 12 April 2018

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News briefs for April 12, 2018.

Mozilla recently published its annual Internet Health Report^[1]. Its three major concerns are:

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• "Consolidation of power over the Internet, particularly by Facebook, Google,

Read more: Mozilla's Internet Health Report, Google's Fuchsia, Purism Development Docs and More

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Published: 12 April 2018

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What's next for ransomware?

Got nothing to hide? Think again.

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Privacy is what sets us apart from the animals. It's also what sets many countries and citizens apart from dictatorships and despots. People often don't

Read more: Online security 101: Tips for protecting your privacy from hackers and spies