Author: James Riley

Aust police use Clearview AI face biometrics

Posted on   |  by Jake Goldenfein
Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....

Playing politics with CRC project grants

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has accused the government of politicising the Cooperative Research Centres grants program after it was revealed the latest rounds’ recipients were selected late last year but are still...

ServicesAus wants a 24/7 data check on welfare

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is on the hunt for a private company to provide it a 24/7 data platform allowing it to conduct searches to verify information about welfare recipients....

Shelved subscription service a transparency issue

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...

ASD plan a disaster for local tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Signals Directorate’s fundamental restructure of government cybersecurity support infrastructure is a potential disaster for home-grown tech companies and a disaster for Australia’s sovereign capability. The devil will...

ASD closes cyber accreditation program

Posted on   |  by James Riley
At a time when global cyber security threats have never been more real, the Australian Signals Directorate has abandoned its Cloud Services Certification Program, until now the gold-standard for...

R&D tax interpretations are ‘ludicrous’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The “strict interpretation” of what constitutes an eligible activity under the Research and Development Tax Incentive restricting software claims is “ludicrous” and leading local tech companies to move offshore,...

Yet another share scheme inquiry opens

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has launched another inquiry into employee share schemes after its previously announced changes to the popular initiative stalled. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last month referred the issue of...

Govt told to ditch visa outsource plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Senate committee has ordered the government to ditch its visa outsourcing plans, which has already cost $87 million before a bidder has even been selected. The Senate committee,...