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technology May 26, 2018
Australian law and data protection
With the EU’s new data protection laws taking effect this week, the world’s biggest internet companies are scrambling to update their approach to personal information. Unfortunately, in Australia, privacy protections are still languishing in the dark ages.
technology October 28, 2017
Charities are increasingly turning to virtual reality experiences of lives in developing countries to motivate support, but critics say it’s creating poverty porn.
technology July 1, 2017
Fighting online tracking with obfuscation
To combat Google tracking the success of their advertisers by matching credit card purchases with personal online activity, dissenters are employing ‘obfuscation’ apps to confuse the data.
technology June 10, 2017
Blockchain tech more than cryptocurrencies
While digital currency bitcoin has waned in popularity and value, the blockchain technology that enables it may yet revolutionise global trade, as corporate giants join forces with new sector leader Ethereum.
technology April 22, 2017
Data analysts Cambridge Analytica
The data analytics company behind the Trump campaign is wooing the Australian Liberal Party. But, do their claims about personality targeting stack up?
technology October 15, 2016
As virtual reality technologies have improved, the pornography industry was always going to be an early adopter, but are its claims of sex therapy are too far-fetched?
technology July 23, 2016
IFTTT technology and the Oticon Opn hearing aid
The life-changing hearing aid that connects via Bluetooth to doorbells, appliances and fire alarms.
technology June 4, 2016
AGWA launches Aggie, the humanoid robot gallery guide
The latest guide at the Art Gallery of Western Australia is on a mission to change perceptions with her strangely beguiling ways.
technology May 14, 2016
An app offering an in-house butler service is the latest business promising more free time. But is time really the problem?
technology April 9, 2016
Computer coding for the future
Born in the computer age, ‘digital natives’ have little clue as to what goes on behind the reflective screen, leaving levels of tech literacy dangerously low.
technology March 26, 2016
Virtual and augmented reality at SXSW
Is the latest virtual reality just advertising dressed up as empathy?
