Privacy

Health & Medicine

How researchers are keeping your health data safe

Researchers developing an Australian heatwave index are using innovative data collection that improves the quality and resolution of personal data while protecting people’s privacy

Sciences & Technology

Ethics, privacy and the perils of 'deepfake geography'

Geospatial AI could transform healthcare and disaster management, but we need comprehensive guidelines and laws to mitigate misinformation and safeguard users

Sciences & Technology

We need to keep Big Tech in check

Balanced regulation and better-resourced regulators would work harder to protect Australians from online scams and fraud in the digital era

Politics & Society

When AI gets it wrong, workers suffer

AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality

Sciences & Technology

The splendour of cybersecurity

Young people may be social media savvy but many need help with the Big Four of cybersecurity. A free device Tune Up gave hundreds a chance to learn

Health & Medicine

Medibank’s hack tells us privacy laws need to change

Medibank’s data breach exposes how Australia’s most vulnerable have the most to lose when private information is made public

Health & Medicine

How big data is unlocking insights into psychology

The personal data we are now all generating is making it easier for researchers to take psychology out of the lab and into the field

Sciences & Technology

Lawyers must adapt to the age of digitalisation

Controversial facial recognition technology highlights the need for in-house lawyers who are trained in the legal risks of emerging technologies

Sciences & Technology

Is sentience really the debate to have?

While debate over the alleged sentience of the LaMDA chatbot continues, there are bigger questions about AI’s overall lack of transparency

Sciences & Technology

The AI pretenders

As artificial intelligence advances, should we be concerned about robots and virtual bots pretending to be human or human like?