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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 March 26, 2016
Virtual and augmented reality at SXSW
Is the latest virtual reality just advertising dressed up as empathy?
technology February 13, 2016
3D printing is revolutionising surgery, from implants to regeneration. Might organ donation become a thing of the past?
technology January 23, 2016
China’s digital natives behind with the Great Firewall
While China’s young generation know their way around online censorship, they aren’t necessarily against it.
technology December 5, 2015
History lives on through interactive holography
Major advances in holography are the foundation of a project to preserve stories of Holocaust survivors for future generations as an interactive, personal experience.
technology October 17, 2015
Vibes app aims to make social media personal again
A mood app hopes to avoid social media's corporatised environments of self-promotion.
technology September 12, 2015
Thync, a mood-managing wearable tech
The latest wearable tech promises to alter our mood at the touch of a button, delivering electrical pulses to the temple.
