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March 20, 2023

Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them?

Suranga Seneviratne, University of Sydney and Carol Hsu, University of Sydney

A new proposal aims to prevent SMS scams by introducing a national SMS sender ID registry.

While leaks and whistleblowers continue to be valuable tools in the fight for data privacy, we can’t rely on them solely to keep big tech companies in check. SHUTTERSTOCK

November 26, 2019

The ugly truth: tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there’s little we can do

Suranga Seneviratne, University of Sydney

Most of us are probably having our data tracked in some form. And while there are regulatory safeguards in place to protect user privacy, it’s hard to say whether these are enough.

Apple has removed several security tools from the Mac app store after they were found to be collecting unnecessary personal data. Shutterstock

October 21, 2018

Some cybersecurity apps could be worse for privacy than nothing at all

Suranga Seneviratne, University of Sydney

Before you download antivirus and ad-blocker apps, do your due diligence on what personal information they want to access. Here are some tips on what to look out for.

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