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Tech’s push for a Bill of Rights

Australian governments should abandon plans for a nationwide facial recognition system and other controversial tech expansions until there is a charter of human rights, privacy and digital rights experts...

Albo’s focus on the future of work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has promised a focus on new technologies and the future of work, as the Opposition looks towards the next election. In his first major policy...

Turnbull centre stage at StartCon

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It’s not just the political junkies who are hanging out for Malcolm Turnbull’s autobiography A Bigger Picture to land in bookshops next year. Innovation policy wonks and anyone who...

ACCC sues Google over location data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian competition watchdog is suing Google over the way the tech giant collects, keeps and uses the personal location data of its users. The Australian Competition and Consumer...

Gonski-led council on R&D investment

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The New South Wales government aims to sharpen its focus on the deep tech end of the research and development spectrum with the appointment of a senior advisory council...

Face recognition for accessing porn?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has floated an idea to use its facial recognition technology to verify the age of Australians trying to access pornography online. In a submission to a...

Robo-debt risk of visa privatisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s controversial plan to privatise aspects of the visa system could lead to other disasters like the robo-debt scandal, the public sector union has warned. In a submission...

Consultant risk for new ServicesAus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The new Services Australia department provides an opportunity to improve the digital delivery of government services, but it cannot just replicate its NSW counterpart and rely on outsourcing, according...

Privacy trumps face recognition bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s plans for a national facial recognition system are in disarray after a bipartisan committee ordered the legislation be completely redrafted due to privacy and transparency concerns....

ACS restructures in narrowest vote

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Australian Computer Society members have approved a comprehensive restructuring of the organisation by the narrowest of margins, with 75.1 per cent of the eligible voters approving the changes. The...