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Outrage Over Claims That Telstra Backed Health Start-Up Shared Patient Data

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HealthEngine, a Telstra-backed online appointment-booking service, has been sharing medical information with personal-injury law firm Slater and Gordon, according to an ABC report. The information has reportedly been used for targeted advertising, seeking clients for personal injury claims. The news has brought strong condemnation from Electronic Frontiers Australia and other groups with an interest in … Read more

Government Plans Crackdown On Data Sharing By Aussie Groups

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The Turnbull Government is preparing to introduce strict new rules on data sharing by Australian-based banking and telecommunications companies. This follows a number of international data-sharing scandals, most recently the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair, which saw Facebook selling its users’ personal information to advertisers. That will be strictly prohibited under Australia’s new regime. Legislation now being … Read more