Protecting anonymous data

The concerns raised by the COVIDSafe app suggest that Australians care a lot about privacy, at least when information to be held by the government is involved. Let’s turn that passion into action, starting with bolstering the privacy protections on large datasets.

Defence against the dark arts: giving ‘fake news’ the boot

Disinformation campaigns are nothing new. The so-called dark arts of psychological warfare are a tried and tested tactic to foster distrust in government.