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Privacy matters
Malcolm Crompton | September 5, 2019Public concern about the use of their online data by technology corporations and the government continues to grow. The solution may not always require new controls and regulations, but the enforcement of current law in the new digital world.
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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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“Why technology favors tyranny”: only part of the story?
Malcolm Crompton | May 16, 2019Australia’s leading expert on privacy and data ownership, Malcolm Crompton, responds to a recent article by Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens.
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Digital solutions can boost Asian women’s workplace roles
Michael Corliss | April 23, 2019The digital economy is expanding rapidly in Asia and creating new opportunities for women.
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Surviving digital disruption will take more than just technology
Open Forum | April 13, 2019Australia must educate its leaders and empower its population as well as invest in new technology to adjust to the economic disruption and social changes in the world today.
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Will Asia’s digital integration be derailed?
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama | April 12, 2019Governments increasingly distrust each other over online issues such as cybersecurity, data and taxation. The internet is not the globalist nirvana many expected, instead the digital frontier is where globalisation ends.
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6 ways to clean up online in 2019
Elissa Redmiles | January 5, 2019Data breaches, malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising spoiled our “digital lives’ in 2018, but taking some simple steps can produce a better and safer online experience for us all this year.
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Digital Earth and data cities
Davina Jackson | January 3, 2019Today’s smart cities rely on electronic networks and are planned with data from space, but how do people fit into this new digital age?
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Beefing up the ADF’s Information Warfare Division
Thomas Paterson | December 31, 2018Last month’s revelation that hostile foreign hackers accessed the computer systems of Australian defence shipbuilder Austal underscores the need for the government, public institutions and private companies to boost Australia’s cyber capability.
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Making information accessible for everyone
Jeannie Marie Paterson | December 24, 2018Essential but often complex services like banks, utilities and phones need to be accessible for all, including those with cognitive disabilities. Here’s how you do it.
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Unwrapping your rights with your Christmas gadgets
Jeannie Marie Paterson | December 21, 2018You may be excited about the digital device under the Christmas tree, but what are your consumer rights and protections when it comes to issues like privacy?
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New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don’t go far enough
Greg Austin | December 20, 2018Australia’s first Cyber Incident Management Arrangements are a good start, but the government needs better engagement with private companies to prevent and manage criminal and state-sponsored cyber attacks.