Cookies: I looked at 50 well-known websites and most are gathering our data illegally
It takes the biscuit. stockwerk-fotodesignThe owners of Google and Facebook were both heavily fined for using cookies illegally at the...
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Did someone drop a zero? Australia’s digital economy budget spend should be 10 times bigger
The federal budget for 2021-22 promises A$1.2 billion over the next six years to support the Digital Economy Strategy, a...
To create a sustainable NHS we must urgently invest in cutting-edge technology
Health secretary Matt Hancock understands the importance of technology in healthcare. Neil Hall/EPAWhile Theresa May was counting down the hours...
Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Public health officials need to know where to focus their vaccination outreach efforts. AP Photo/Teresa CrawfordPublic health officials are focusing...
Electronic surveillance law review won’t stop Border Force’s warrantless phone snooping
ShutterstockAustralia’s electronic surveillance laws are being reformed with a goal of making them “clearer, more coherent and better adapted to...
Cyber Cold War? The US and Russia talk tough, but only diplomacy will ease the threat
Patrick Semansky/APOver the past few years, tensions have been rising between Russia and the United States — not in conventional...
Considering buying a smart device? To protect your security, ask yourself these five questions
Dragana Gordic/ShutterstockHouses are getting smarter: smart thermostats manage our heating, while smart fridges can monitor our food consumption and help...
Infrastructure law’s digital equity goals are key to smart cities that work for everyone
Smart cities promise a shining future, but without deliberate efforts to include underserved communities they can worsen the digital divide....
Bias be gone! Can our unconscious prejudices be overcome?
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington DC, 28 August 1963. GettyImages Bias comes in more flavours than Baskin-Robbins...
Most adults have never heard of TikTok. That’s by design
Children's engagement with digital devices is often driven by their desire for creative expression, entertainment and social interaction. ShutterstockTikTok is...
