The platform has already faced bans in a number of other countries – most of them citing privacy and surveillance concerns.
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What data privacy risk does TikTok pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
An analysis of 12 popular apps’ privacy policies reveals a number of concerns, including confusing privacy messages and unnecessarily long data retention windows.
Many people have become resigned to the fact that tech companies collect our private data. But policymakers must do more to limit the amount of personal information corporations can collect.
If the VR industry is to experience the kind of growth that will make it worthy of the billions of dollars that have been invested in it, we need to view the metaverse as public infrastructure.
Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.
The proposals from the Attorney-General’s Department could help bolster Australia’s privacy laws — but there are some deficiencies.
ChatGPT is fuelled by our intimate online histories. It’s trained on 300 billion words, yet users have no way of knowing which of their data it contains.
There are concerns about how health data are used, but research shows support for uses with public benefits by health-care providers, governments, health-system planners and university-based researchers.
Wearables and smartwatches can track your pulse – but if you’re using them to scan for irregular heart rhythms, there are some things you should know.
Cyber crime is arguably the top risk now facing any business. But things need to change if cyber-insurance is to be viable for most.
Credit checks and international co-operation are crucial when it comes to tracking down cybercriminals.
Optus made a public announcement about its breach but was not legally required to do so. This needs to change.
Some US law enforcement agencies are using a commercial app that tracks people all day long via their phones – without a court order or oversight.
The Australian government will temporarily suspend data-sharing regulations so Optus can work with banks and agencies to prevent identity theft.
An additional verification step can go a long way to protect your online stuff – but not all methods are equally safe.
With up to 10 million plaintiffs, a successful class action against Optus over its identify data breach could easily be worth billions of dollars.
Researchers have a number of responsibilities when embarking on their work - not least of all to the participants.
Australia’s privacy laws are so vague a company can keep your data as long as it ‘needs’.
If you’ve been affected by the Optus data breach, the danger is far from over – no matter what the purported hacker is claiming.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Sydney
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University