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The way you swipe your phone could be used to track you

We’ve been warned about apps that track our behaviour or store our private information, but what if your smartphone screen is betraying you? Scientists have revealed the way you swipe, pinch and tap your smartphone screen could be used to track your identity and potentially breach your privacy. In a research paper presented to the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium in …

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My Health Record to strengthen privacy protections after patient concerns

Two key policy changes will be introduced to overcome privacy concerns about My Health Record, the embattled online service that stores a summary of your key health information. After discussions with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Greg Hunt, minister for health, announced that significant changes will be made to the My Health …

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