There are various methods for estimating or verifying an online user’s age, none of them foolproof. Importantly, is this the social media future we want?
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It feels like a data breach is in the news every single week. Here’s why you should guard your personal information more jealously than ever.
Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.
A data privacy expert explains how machine learning algorithms draw inferences and how that leads to privacy concerns.
A new ACCC report shows 74% of Australians are uncomfortable with their personal data being shared or sold. Yet this is happening every day, and the privacy law isn’t being enforced.
Existing regulations do not go far enough in protecting people’s information from being collected and shared when they visit websites.
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds are, an ethicist writes.
If it can happen to a future queen, it can happen to you. Maybe it already has.
Private tech companies are increasingly being used to delivery public funds to vulnerable people – and facilitate the government’s hostile environment policies.
About 26 per cent of Canadians use TikTok. Regulating the app in Canada might be a better approach to avoiding external political influence.
A focus on sporting success can compromise children’s wellbeing and safety.
New research shows that opt-in policies may not be as effective as intended when it comes to data protection and privacy regulations.
A private group chat of Jewish creatives was leaked because some were organising against pro-Palestinians. Was it ethical to do so?
Police use of surveillance technologies — like security cameras and artificial intelligence — is becoming more widespread. Measures are needed to protect people’s privacy and avoid misidentification.
Social media companies have come under intense pressure to do more to protect teens, but there’s another concern – they could go too far.
Paying for your parking via an app promises ease and efficiency. But we are entering a bargain with unclear terms around data privacy and public revenue.
Canada needs to take action immediately to protect children online from exposure to age-inappropriate material. More stringent age verification measures need to be in place.
Citizen data that is reliable for use at a national, regional or sub-regional scale does not automatically offer accurate portrayals of specific local and community conditions.
Meta’s decision to charge users for an ad-free experience still requires that people have their information collected.
Responsible data stewardship must take many factors into account including legal requirements, data governance, cybersecurity and user privacy.
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Director of the Security and Surveillance Research group; Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor (adjunct) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Research engineer, Advanced Surveillance Project, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Advanced Surveillance Project, CSIRO
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Former data protection and surveillance stream lead, Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Law Faculty, UNSW