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High altitude images of Earth’s surface can illustrate events occurring on a grand scale to the public.
How cosmetic store Lush went from making bath bombs to campaigning against police corruption.
Far from setting us free, autonomous vehicles are set to enable new forms of surveillance and oppression.
Weakening the institutional as well as the symbolic functioning of the rule of law has the consequence of introducing new “risks”, and thus creating more insecurity.
Ten years after the publication of two major works about violence, their authors meet to discuss their theories and renew the debate.
Politicians like to appear tough on crime in election years. But Victoria’s move to require youth offenders to wear electronic monitoring devices may not have a real impact.
As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
US diplomats in Cuba and China have shown symptoms of brain injuries.
Kenya’s new Computer and Cyber Crime Act must not be abused by the criminal justice system.
Inaudible sounds are being used to transmit data from our devices. While not new technology, these ultrasonic beacons may be in breach of laws regarding surveillance devices.
The routine gathering and monetisation of vast amounts of personal data has been normalised.
The fine distinction between expanding ASD powers but it not collecting intelligence on Australians is where the confusion lies, and that will need to be carefully laid out.
Google and Facebook reign supreme over digital advertising. Yet the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and when the effectiveness of this advertising seems limited, should we ban this model?
Researchers are installing sensors to collect data about the use of public spaces. This can improve the management and public amenity of these places, but will users see the technology as intrusive?
Social media provide shortcuts to things we yearn for, like connection and validation. Media effects scholars explain the psychological benefits we get from Facebook that make it so hard to quit.
How should privacy be protected in a world where data is gathered and shared with increasing speed and ingenuity? Differential privacy, a new model of cyber security, provides a potential solution.
Companies are compiling your smartphone data into shockingly intimate profiles that can be used against you.
Millions of Chinese citizens have been blacklisted by Chinese authorities from booking flights or high-speed train tickets due to low social credit scores.
China’s most popular social media app WeChat is on the rise in Australia thanks to demand from Chinese students and tourists. Here’s what you need to know if you plan to use it.
The term “social network” has become commonplace, but those who use it to designate Facebook or Instagram often ignore its origin and true meaning.



















