Lawmakers Seek to Override State Data Privacy Laws with New Bill

Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill

Pair of bills would create a national standard and prevent individuals from suing companies.

Millions of households warned over illegal fire sticks in fresh crackdown

Police have warned that those watching TV using illegal fire sticks will be caught as they trace bank statements in a fresh crackdown targeting millions of UK households

Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds

2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn online rental platform has been urged to stop collecting users’ personal information after the Australian privacy commissioner found the gathering of “excessive” data compounded the vulnera…

Millions of renters hit by unlawful data collection

Australia’s privacy regulator has found that one of the country’s most widely used rental application platforms collected far more personal information than it needed and used manipulative design tactics to pressure tenants into handing it over.