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Yahoo, Google and Apple claim the right to read user emails. Like Microsoft, other webmail giants all reserve the right to read user emails, if 'deemed necessary'. Microsoft isn't the only one to make the decision - Yahoo, Apple and Google also claim the right. This surfaced following Microsoft's admission that it read a journalist's Hotmail account in an attempt to track down the source of an internal leak. The fact that most webmail services state that they do this to 'protect their property' is not in any way making me feel better about the situation. Yahoo requires users to [...]

Changes to Australian Privacy Law From 12 March 2014, the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) will replace the National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles and will apply to organisations, and Australian Government (and Norfolk Island Government) agencies. Here's a quick précis of the new Australian Privacy Principles, taken from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website. Part 1 — Consideration of personal information privacy Principle 1 — open and transparent management of personal information Principle 2 — anonymity and pseudonymity Part 2 — Collection of personal information Principle 3 — collection of solicited personal information Principle 4 — dealing with unsolicited [...]