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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 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 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 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 August 29, 2015
Tor and the deep web going mainstream
Amid new anti-privacy measures, “deep web” networks such as Tor – The Onion Router – are becoming more popular, and not just among law-breakers.
science August 15, 2015
Biohackers at the DIY BioFoundry
Meet the team of biohackers useing a DIY lab to probe the possibilities of modifying natural biology, and the ethics of doing so.
technology July 4, 2015
The battle for open-access information
A Melbourne-based PhD candidate’s online open-access publishing forum is a boon for those wishing to access texts and transcripts free. But at what cost to the authors of some of these works?
technology June 6, 2015
Augmented reality promises to alter our perception of the world and ourselves, leaving us hanging on by our fingernails to what’s real.
technology May 30, 2015
If 'trolling' is an inescapable product of anonymity, could it also be a wellspring of creativity?
technology May 9, 2015
The signs are evident of another dangerously expanding tech bubble.
