New Australian regulation will have negative consequences for the YouTube Community: what you need to know https://australia.googleblog.com/2020/08/regulation-impact-on-YouTube-Community.html
ACCC sues Google for collecting Australian users’ data without informed consent https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/27/accc-sues-google-for-collecting-australian-users-data-without-informed-consent
How did the Covidsafe app go from being vital to almost irrelevant? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/how-did-the-covidsafe-app-go-from-being-vital-to-almost-irrelevant
Is The Australian Government’s App COVIDSAFE, Safe for Me? This Person Says Most Likely. https://medium.com/@imafilthyscrub/is-the-australia-governments-app-covidsafe-safe-for-me-this-person-says-most-likely-2b7b91cdc2ee
Health minister now unsure if source code for COVID contact tracing app is safe to release https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-minister-now-unsure-if-source-code-for-covid-contact-tracing-app-is-safe-to-release-546981
Deputy Chief Medical Officer doesn’t rule out forcing Australians to download the Government’s coronavirus tracing app https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/paul-kelly-coronavirus-tracing-app/12158854
Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/14/australian-government-plans-to-bring-in-mobile-phone-app-to-track-people-with-coronavirus
Australian state will install home surveillance hardware to make sure if you’re in virus isolation, you stay there https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/01/west_australia_isolation/
Australian State to Share Driver’s License Data with National Biometrics Database https://findbiometrics.com/wa-government-begin-sharing-drivers-license-information-national-biometrics-database-032702/
Australian Federal Police calls for audit into its telco data requests https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-federal-police-calls-for-audit-into-its-telco-data-requests/
myGovID facial recognition trials slated for mid-2020 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/mygovid-facial-recognition-trials-slated-for-mid-2020-539020
Australian Signals Directorate has already spied on Australians, boss confirms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australian-signals-directorate-has-already-spied-on-australians-boss-confirms
Qld police get new powers to access cloud-based evidence https://www.itnews.com.au/news/qld-police-get-new-powers-to-access-cloud-based-evidence-538347
Judge allows Melbourne dentist to try new tactic to more quickly unmask negative online reviewer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-14/small-business-launches-anonymous-google-review-defamation-case/11963250
Australia’s National Digital ID is here, but the government’s not talking about it https://theconversation.com/australias-national-digital-id-is-here-but-the-governments-not-talking-about-it-130200