WhatsApp and other messaging services left out of new Australian misinformation code, regulator says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/09/whatsapp-and-other-messaging-services-left-out-of-new-australian-misinformation-code-regulator-says
Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/31/online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn
MyDeal data breach impacts 2.2 million people https://www.cshub.com/attacks/news/mydeal-data-breach-impacts-22-million-people
Australia’s changing how it regulates the internet — and no-one’s paying attention https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-09-21/internet-online-safety-act-industry-codes/101456902
Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/06/sydney-schools-use-of-fingerprint-scanners-in-toilets-an-invasion-of-privacy-expert-says
Blockade Australia climate activist can’t use encrypted apps, must let police access phone https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-08-01/blockade-australia-technology-bail-conditions-encrypted-apps/101277038
Australian retail giants named in facial recognition tech complaint https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australian-retail-giants-targeted-in-facial-recognition-tech-complaint-2841130
Deliberate ploy: whistleblowers reveal why Facebook’s Australia news ban included non-news sites https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/29/deliberate-ploy-whistleblowers-reveal-why-facebooks-australia-news-ban-included-non-news-sites
Investigation reveals tracking by EdTech of millions of Australian school students during COVID lockdowns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/investigation-reveals-educational-tech-tracking-children-data/101091808
Australian Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite having no power to demand passcodes https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/08/australian-border-force-searched-822-phones-in-2021-despite-having-no-power-to-demand-passcodes
WA gun owners demand apology for police map showing their locations https://www.watoday.com.au/national/wa-gun-owners-demand-apology-for-police-map-showing-their-locations-20220324-p5a7r0.html
Australia’s standoff against Google and Facebook worked—sort of https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/australias-standoff-against-google-and-facebook-worked-sort-of/
Facebook appeal over Cambridge Analytica data rejected by Australian court as ‘divorced from reality’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/07/facebook-appeal-over-cambridge-analytica-data-rejected-by-australian-court-as-divorced-from-reality
Proposed anti-trolling laws could worsen online abuse, Australian law experts say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/24/proposed-anti-trolling-laws-could-worsen-online-abuse-australian-law-experts-say
Returning travellers made to hand over phones and passcodes to Australian Border Force https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/returning-travellers-made-to-hand-over-phones-and-passcodes-to-australian-border-force
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