Can internet voting keep our votes secure?

Victoria’s Electoral Matters Committee is looking at how our elections are conducted and internet voting is a real option. But is there any real proof that our votes would be safe from tampering?

Two data points can pinpoint you in open transport records

Last year, 15 million partially redacted public transport passenger details were posted online. It took Melbourne University researchers very little time to re-identify themselves and others, highlighting a risk to privacy.

How safe is our data from the long arm of the law?

New legislation which aims to expose the communications of serious criminals might undermine the security of Australian citizens in the name of protecting it.

Striking a new balance between data, privacy and power

In the wake of the U.S. Facebook debacle, Dr Vanessa Teague and Dr Chris Culnane of the University of Melbourne argue we need to rein-in data harvesting with more user control and allow less data collection.