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November 3, 2024

Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data? We asked 50 professionals on the privacy front line

Jane Andrew, University of Sydney; Max Baker, University of Sydney, and Penelope Bowyer-Pont, University of Sydney

Clearer laws and better enforcement could make us all less vulnerable to data breaches. But organisations also need to be more transparent when they happen and get security basics right.

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October 19, 2022

After the Optus data breach, Australia needs mandatory disclosure laws

Jane Andrew, University of Sydney; Max Baker, University of Sydney, and Monique Sheehan, University of Sydney

Optus made a public announcement about its breach but was not legally required to do so. This needs to change.

Concern about the level of transparency in the prison sector remains. Flickr/ Kate Ter Haar

December 17, 2015

Private prison operators still hide from scrutiny, despite reform

Jane Andrew, University of Sydney; Max Baker, University of Sydney, and Philip Roberts, University of Sydney

A legal wall protects private prisons from operational scrutiny.

Corporate social responsibility guidelines are meant to augment financial reporting, but there may still be gaps in what companies are disclosing. Flickr/Clogwog

March 30, 2014

Reporting ‘misrepresents’ business sustainability: study

Kylar Loussikian, The Conversation

Several prominent Australian companies could be inflating their adherence to corporate social responsibility guidelines, often filing reports with “partial and missing information”, according to a new…

Whatever Barack Obama says, the fact is the US president reined in spying powers in response to public knowledge gained from leaks about NSA activities. EPA/Shawn Thew

January 21, 2014

Obama’s concession on spying makes implicit case for leaks

Max Baker, University of Sydney and Jane Andrew, University of Sydney

All eyes were on US president Barack Obama when he announced his plan to reform the National Security Agency (NSA) and its ability to collect phone metadata. Three main changes will be pursued: the government…

Joe Hockey has a big decision to make by December 17. jcburns/Flickr

November 18, 2013

Archer Daniels Midland, GrainCorp and the liability firewall

Max Baker, University of Sydney

The Coalition government is split over the controversial bid for GrainCorp by American commodities trading giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Treasurer Joe Hockey has found himself torn between upholding…

AusMake pursued Corporate Social Responsibility in a number of technical ways that supported its economic goals. Shutterstock

June 17, 2013

How CSR transforms pursuit of profit into moral mission

Max Baker, University of Sydney

Recent discussions have explored the ways Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) might work in the interest of business. Countless academic articles have also celebrated the connection between positive…

Julian Assange needs to consider his Australian senate run as more than just a ticket out of the Ecuadorian embassy. EPA/Kerim Okten

April 1, 2013

Senate run must be more than a get‑out‑of‑jail card for Assange

Jane Andrew, University of Sydney and Max Baker, University of Sydney

Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party is gathering momentum ahead of this year’s federal election. Prominent barrister and political figure Greg Barns has been announced as the party’s national campaign director…

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