Device Privacy Tips from DuckDuckGo
Easy steps for setting up phones and computers to protect your personal information.
This quiz is designed to cover a wide variety of matters, including but not limited to: ➲ accident; ➲ personal injury; ➲ medical negligence; ➲ defamation; ➲ cybersecurity/cyberbullying; ➲ privacy breach; ➲ workplace-related; ➲ stalking/harassment/assault; ➲ travel-related.
If you are initiating a new project or developing a new policy, our free PIA eLearning course will help you get privacy right from the start.
Apple's Latest Privacy Announcement Could Be More Impactful than CCPA or GDPR
Apple's iOS 14 privacy updates make ad targeting using its IDFA tool an opt-in requirement, creating a significant hurdle for third-party ad tech.
We use public key cryptography to ensure your messages stay private. Even we can't read your chats. Send secure messages Keybase works for families, roommates, clubs, and groups of friends, too. Create teams with anyone Keybase connects to public identities, too. You can join forces with communities from Twitter, Reddit, and elsewhere.
Committee asks for more transparency over Australia's face-matching system | ZDNet
In addition to asking for more transparency on privacy and false matches regarding biometric databases, a Parliamentary Joint Committee has made recommendations on how to tackle the IoT age, the dark web, artificial intelligence, and data-sharing from an Australian law enforcement lens.
How do I make a privacy complaint?| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
We will use the information you have provided to assess your complaint, conduct the investigation and conciliate. If we makes inquiries into or investigate your complaint, we will usually disclose the information you give us, including a copy of your complaint, to the entity you have complained about (the respondent).
Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy
What we learned from the spy in your pocket.
'Alexa, is someone else listening to us?' Sometimes, someone is
Unknown to many, Amazon employs thousands of people around the world to listen to voice recordings captured by its devices.
You need to start making home cybersecurity a big priority
We can no longer rely on technology providers to protect the integrity of our personal data republics
Opt-in register -> Privacy Act
Small businesses/not-for-profits opting-in to be covered by the Privacy Act are making a public commitment to good privacy practice.
The secretive company that might end privacy as we know it
A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.
Data breach preparation and response
This guide is primarily targeted at entities that have obligations under the Privacy Act to protect personal information. These entities are required to take reasonable steps to protect the personal information that they hold and may be required to notify affected individuals and the Australian Information Commissioner (Commissioner) of a data breach under the NDB scheme.
Crikey looks at all the ways a normal person, on a normal day, is subjected to minute surveillance by government and giant corporations.
Guide to securing personal information
published by the OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner).
How to Use Signal Without Giving Out Your Phone Number
A step-by-step guide to protecting your private phone number while enjoying the security of encrypted texting app Signal.
Bringme Box protects privacy, anticipating GDPR
We're shopping online en masse. All of those parcels end up at our neighbours' houses or are left unguarded at company reception desks...
Setback in the outback [From the Signal.org BLOG]
Like many others, we [Signal] have been following the latest developments in Australia related to the Assistance and Access bill with a growing sense of frustration. The widespread adoption of strong cryptography and end-to-end encryption has given people around the world the ability to protect their personal information and communicate securely.
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Augmented Reality: Law, Privacy Ethics -> Smart List
Enhancing Human Decision Making Safety using Augmented Reality (AR) raises new legal issues including: Intellectual Property, User-Generated Content (UGR), Privacy Ethics
Why does an industry I've never heard of know so much about me?
Data enrichment companies build sprawling profiles about millions of individuals. Last week, I had a creepy feeling — one familiar to almost anyone on the internet. My personal information had been exposed online, again. My name, email address and information about my work history had turned up in an online database for anyone to find — my details along with those of millions of other people. I received a notification about the incident from Have I Been Pwned?, an online service that lets me
A global plan of action to make our online world safe and empowering for everyone.
If You Want to Protect Online Privacy, You Need to Hit the Data Brokers Where It Hurts
DeleteMe does exactly what its name suggests. When you sign up, their trained internet privacy experts search for and delete your personal information from dozens of leading data broker sites. DeleteMe then sends you a detailed removal report within seven days, giving you a comprehensive rundown of exactly what information was removed as well as the databases which it was removed from. After that, they monitor and remove your information on a quarterly basis for the duration of your subscription.
DuckDuckGo — Privacy, simplified.
The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
Posted January 28, 2019 on LInkedIn by James D. Ford, GAICD: Here is an example I have encountered recently. Initial legal enquiry through our FindLaw listing. By taking this approach, the phishing email arrived in our inbox rather than our... Photo courtesy of David Clode: Unsplash
Encryption laws to run up against CLOUD Act and GDPR: Law Council
Laws show the different path Australia is taking to privacy, the Law Council of Australia has said.
How do I know if my small business is covered by the Privacy Act?
Generally speaking, most small businesses will not have to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). However, there are exceptions. If you are unsure this Checklist can help!
Identity is a complicated concept—who are we really? Virtual spaces make this even harder. Having control over our representation and identity online is a critical component of safety and privacy, and platforms should prioritize user agency.
Friends don't let friends run a website/app without a privacy policy
Blue Ocean Law Group is innovative Counsel and Australian Legal Network Partner for iubenda. We use iubenda for our own Globally compliant Privacy Policy, and are an Affiliate -> Get 10% off yours with this link! Contact us if you need a legal review of your compliance with Australian Privacy laws.
Most people have about 100 online accounts. Have any of yours been exposed in a data breach? Find out.
Mobile Privacy -> A guide for Mobile App developers
published by OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
The Tor Project | Privacy & Freedom Online
Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
Godfather of Deep Learning: China’s AI Tech Is “1984 Big Brother”
Yoshua Bengio opened up in a new interview about his anxiety about how China is using deep learning to surveil and manipulate large populations.
Incognito Mode Won't Keep Your Browsing Private. Do This Instead.
Browser compartmentalization can help you escape the clutches of the data-gathering machine By Michael Grothaus The big tech giants, online advertising companies, and data brokers use a ton of tricks to track you around the web. These include things like cookies...
Google Reveals Plans to Monitor Our Moods, Our Movements, and Our Children's Behavior at Home
If you think our privacy is compromised now, just wait.
Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters
Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see -- and write about -- the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In this searing talk, Greenwald makes the case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you're not doing anything you need to hide.
Data Breach Response Summary Diagram
published by the OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
Let's Encrypt - Free SSL/TLS Certificates
Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).
Tide.org: Decentralised Personal Data Economy.
A community driven, global, decentralised personal data economy. Privacy is more than a human right, it’s an asset.
Do you know what your phone is up to while you sleep?
When reporter Simon Elvery turned the spotlight on his spying devices, he was surprised at how busy they were — even when he was sleeping.
Christopher Soghoian: Your smartphone is a civil rights issue
The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem, he says. It's not just a cybersecurity problem -- it's a civil rights problem.
James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weeks-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
Ai may be used to impersonate a person using facial recognition data!
We set out to see if we could fake Malcolm Turnbull. Researchers are warning that a new wave of artificial intelligence technology could make it so easy to create fake videos that it will undermine the public's ability to trust what they see.
MyEtherWallet.com: Your Key to Ethereum
Free, open-source, client-side Ethereum wallet. Enabling you to interact with the blockchain easily & securely.
The medical database system has been plagued by concerns about patient privacy, the system's security design and access by third parties, a Senate inquiry was told.
Forward SMS spam to 0429 999 888 to report it directly to ACMA.
The new data retention law seriously invades our privacy – and it's time we took action
Australia’s data retention law is one of the most comprehensive and intrusive data collection schemes in the Western world, and should be challenged.
CBA and ANZ caught in fake banking apps scam
Thousands of banking customers have been caught in a fake banking app scam, prompting questions about Google Play’s app authentication process.
The stupid EU cookie law (and why it should die)
European Law makes over 90% of websites illegal facing huge fines
Sign up - Visual Contracts Privacy Notice
This is a great example of what in our view a Privacy Notice should look like...
Ledger - Hardware wallets - Securing your crypto assets
Ledger offers smartcard-based crypto asset hardware wallets bringing optimal protection level to your bitcoins, ethereums, ripple and more - without sacrificing usability or control.
Send a digitally signed or encrypted message
Learn how to use digital signatures and encryption in Outlook for Mac. Both the sender and recipient must have a mail application that supports the S/MIME standard. Outlook supports that standard.
Cyberlaws – You're surfing the most complete cyber law database.
Note: This website is in Italian (you may need to use google to translate)
Blue Ocean Law Group's - Knowledge Base
Privacy CyberSecurity Channel
Visual Contracts -> Terms Conditions
In the visualisation above you will find all [of the] elements, which you can use to navigate. You can click on the buttons 'legal' (the scale), Time, Money, Services & Liability...
Digital Life: The Law Playing Catch-Up
What happens to a person’s digital assets after they die or become incapacitated.
Blue Ocean Law Group use Secured2
It's no longer a question of if you will be hacked - but when. Enter Secured² patented data security technology - your revolutionary new solution that promises unhackable data security.
Decide what happens to your online information after you pass away. Create your eClosure Wishes now.
Close or memorialise social network and email accounts of your deceased loved ones. Create an eClosure Online account now.
Privacy Policy of blueocean.law
This is the Privacy Policy of Blue Ocean Law Group. It was generated using iubenda (a globally compliant Privacy Cookie Solution).
International Legal Technology Association - ILTA
International Legal Technology Association
Blue Ocean Law Group use Express VPN
High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service
Why I told my friends to stop using WhatsApp – freeCodeCamp
Even with end-to-end encryption Big Brother is still in your phone: metadata
Blue Ocean Law Group use NetDocs
A trusted and mature global cloud platform combining security, usability, and innovative productivity tools for today's leading law firms and corporations.
How small businesses can stay cyber safe
With the global cyber threat growing rapidly, the Federal Government is calling on small businesses to take protective measures.
For now, Re:scam will be powering down.
A VPN will not save you from government surveillance | ZDNet
Privacy is a multi-faced topic, and so to protect it, you need to take more than a single precaution.
8 essential strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents against a range of cyber threats.
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