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Can internet voting keep our votes secure?
Vanessa Teague | August 30, 2019Victoria’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?
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Two data points can pinpoint you in open transport records
Vanessa Teague | August 18, 2019Last 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.
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How safe is our data from the long arm of the law?
Vanessa Teague | February 13, 2019New legislation which aims to expose the communications of serious criminals might undermine the security of Australian citizens in the name of protecting it.
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Striking a new balance between data, privacy and power
Vanessa Teague | April 3, 2018In 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.