Yesterday
‘Coldplaygate’ shows morality police are taking over the internet
With cameras always rolling, regular people increasingly find themselves the focus of public shame campaigns.
This Month
‘Coldplaygate’ is a stark reminder that cameras are everywhere
It took only a few seconds of video for the “kiss cam” incident to thoroughly dominate internet discourse and become an instant meme.
Meta trial on privacy scandal begins with tech, politics A-list
The Facebook owner was willing to pay billions of dollars to settle allegations but would not accept a settlement that held founder Mark Zuckerberg responsible.
UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after huge data breach
A “super” court injunction was lifted two years after 100,000 people were placed at risk of Taliban reprisals in a major bungle.
Bunnings boss wants new laws to allow facial recognition in stores
The hardware chain is no longer using facial recognition in its stores, but its managing director says the technology is essential to protect his staff.
Just how safe is that two-factor login code?
An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system has revealed weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.
June
The recycling firm keeping Australia’s secrets safe
Destroying devices that hold Australia’s secrets is big business for WV Technologies, which wins the Sustainability Leaders’ retail, media, tourism and technology category.
May
‘Black Mirror’ showed us a future. Some of it is here now.
The long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. How much of that future has come to pass?
January
What happened when I stalked the Australian Privacy Commissioner
Carly Kind has a tellingly thin social media presence, yet she disagrees with the policy of the Albanese government – her employer – to ban kids from the platforms.
Should you track your kids through their phones?
The combination of new technology and the age-old devotion to keep your children safe is taking “helicopter parenting” to a whole new level.
New think tank urges Albanese to stand up to Trump’s big tech buddies
The prime minister must go head-to-head with American social media giants over plans to regulate them more heavily, the Tech Policy Design Institute says.
December 2024
Meta settles Aussie Cambridge Analytica case for $50m
Facebook-owner Meta will appoint an independent administrator to distribute $50 million to thousands of Australians who were indirectly caught up in the 2018 data harvesting scandal.
November 2024
‘Punitive regime’: X warns social media ban won’t work
Elon Musk’s social media platform says the government’s moves to stop under-16s using social media is likely unlawful and technological ineffective.
Bunnings defends facial recognition after privacy breach
The privacy commissioner rules Bunnings breached its customers’ privacy, but retailer says the technology was to protect staff and stop theft.
Woolworths, Westpac funds back controversial $500m anti-crime start-up
Auror’s use of AI technology to help retailers track criminals led to an Information Commissioner investigation, but investors aren’t worried.
October 2024
Why you could be fined for using ChatGPT at work
Giving ChatGPT personal information to generate tailored marketing or financial recommendations may be a breach of privacy laws, the Privacy Commissioner says.
Small business wants out of privacy laws as data breaches rise 215pc
The small business lobby is pushing to limit the reach of Labor’s overhaul of the Privacy Act to firms with annual turnover above $10 million, up from the current threshold of $3 million.
September 2024
Legal privilege an ‘attraction’ in law firm’s consulting play
HPX Group chief executive Nick Humphrey says rolling consulting services into a legal practice means clients have a better chance of taking advantage of legal privilege.
Hamilton Locke owner bets on privacy sector growth, inks acquisition
Legal outfit HPX Group has added Anna Johnston’s Salinger Privacy to its ever-expanding group.
LinkedIn has (quietly) announced it scrapes your posts for AI
LinkedIn has quietly launched new policies outlining how it scrapes posts and personal data to train AI models. What you need to know (and how to turn it off).