Encryption
Sciences & Technology
Two data points enough to spot you in open transport records
Last year, 15 million partially redacted public transport passenger details were posted online. It took researchers very little time to re-identify themselves and others, highlighting a risk to privacy
Politics & Society
What a second flaw in Switzerland’s sVote means for NSW’s iVote
A recent investigation found a trapdoor in the SwissVote election system that also exists in New South Wales’ iVote, but further analysis has found a second problem in the verification process
Politics & Society
Is it really a myth that our data isn’t safe?
New legislation aims to expose the communications of serious criminals, but it might undermine our security too
Sciences & Technology
Data privacy and power
We need to rein-in data harvesting with more user control and simply less data collection
Sciences & Technology
What kind of rear window into encryption do the Five Eyes want?
An international intelligence alliance wants to weaken data encryption for everyone in a bid to stop terrorists, but does it risk leaving us more exposed?
Sciences & Technology
Crime and privacy in open data
Testing the strength of methods used for protecting privacy in open data shouldn’t be a crime
Sciences & Technology
Understanding the maths is crucial for protecting privacy
Publishing data can bring benefits, but it also can be a great risk to privacy