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Australia to change privacy rules in wake of Optus attack
Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more…
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Indonesia has a personal data protection law now
Indonesia has passed into law a personal data protection bill that includes corporate fines and up to six years imprisonment for mishandling data. Read more…
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Positive liberties with personal data, not just privacy red tape
The distinction between negative and positive liberties is important in sociology and philosophy by offering equal opportunities to citizens. Read more…
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China will respect privacy of digital yuan (e-CNY) users
China will fully respect privacy and protect personal information in using the digital yuan as Beijing encourages greater adoption of e-CNY. Read more…
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Apple to release ‘lockdown mode’ for iPhones to guard against spyware
Apple plans to release a feature called “Lockdown Mode” to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates and political dissidents. Read more…
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TikTok tells US senators it’s not a national security threat
TikTok sent US senators a letter saying it is working with the Biden Administration to safeguard user data and US national security interests. Read more…
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Data can help us understand humans, the world and why things happen
We can lose the big picture if we only focus on details. Could we use data better and more holistically to see everything more clearly? Read more…
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OAIC urged to take action on Australian retailers over facial recognition
CHOICE tells OAIC that three of Australia’s biggest retail chains use “unreasonably intrusive” facial recognition tech on customers. Read more…
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VPN services could be illegal in India under new user data storage rules
VPN services like SurfShark, NordVPN and ExpressVPN said they can’t comply with a new order to store user data for five years or more. Read more…
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Clearview AI accepts database usage restrictions to settle lawsuit
Clearview AI will restrict access to its image database to resolve a lawsuit accusing it of collecting people’s photos without permission. Read more…
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Employee monitoring software may cause more problems than it solves
More enterprises use employee monitoring software as more people work from home – but it raises issues about accuracy, ethics and work stress. Read more…
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Clearview AI chief craves fat gov’t contracts for its facial recognition engine
Clearview AI is aiming to win its first big government contracts even as it fights challenges in the courts and Congress: CEO Read more…
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Marketing is changing universally and telecoms must keep up
Marketing is changing as the priorities of consumers are adjusting to a new reality, and there are some new directions. Read more…
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The metaverse is coming for your biometric and health data
Meta, Apple and Microsoft want to collect your biometric and health data. We need to change the way we deal with data before it’s too late. Read more…
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Suspicion is rife ahead of the Olympics – so that’ll be a fun event. Not!
Suspicion, paranoia and burner phones seem to be the priorities as we lead up to the Beijing Olympics next month. It hardly seems worth it. Read more…
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Context is the new king in the advertising world – but there’s a problem
Context is the new art or science that will drive success in advertising, as recent research shows. But there is a problem. Read more…
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Facial recognition is the technology that’s dividing opinion on AI
Facial recognition is being deployed by more and more countries trying to get control of the Omicron variant. Privacy concerns abound. Read more…
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Privacy and technology killed common sense – is there a glimmer of hope?
Privacy and technology have come together to create the most ridiculous debate about personal data, ever. And it is about to get worse. Read more…
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Data is the key to metaverse success – but whose data is it anyway?
Data is key to our future, and it will dictate how we build metaverses. The thing is, we have already lost control of our data. Read more…
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Personalised data is a great idea but the barriers are steep and spiky
Personalised data is now how we view a digital nirvana. Complete control of our personal data must, we believe, be within our grasp. Read more…