Vanessa Teague – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Can internet voting keep our votes secure? https://www.openforum.com.au/can-internet-voting-keep-our-votes-secure/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:26:33 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=23070 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?

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Two data points can pinpoint you in open transport records https://www.openforum.com.au/two-data-points-can-pinpoint-you-in-open-transport-records/ Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:14:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22899 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.

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How safe is our data from the long arm of the law? https://www.openforum.com.au/is-our-data-really-safe/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:14:49 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19400 New 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 https://www.openforum.com.au/striking-a-new-balance-between-data-privacy-and-power/ https://www.openforum.com.au/striking-a-new-balance-between-data-privacy-and-power/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:37:15 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=13268 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.

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