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Storm of protest over ‘rushed’ social media ban bill

The Albanese government has been roundly criticised for “rushing” the legislation for social media ban for under-16s through Parliament, with tech giants and digital rights groups denouncing the move....

‘Extreme’ quarantine tech deployed without safeguards, say rights groups

14 October 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The facial recognition and geo-location technology being used in home quarantine trials lacks robust privacy protections, digital rights groups have told state and federal health ministers, warning the data...

States urged to protect QR code check-in data

28 June 2021 | by Denham Sadler

State governments risk losing community trust and participation in crucial QR code check-in contact tracing apps if police remain able to access this information for other purposes, a number...

Digital groups call for COVID app transparency

14 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government is yet to respond to a series of transparency and data security issues surrounding its official COVID-19 information app that have been raised by a number...

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‘Extreme’ quarantine tech deployed without safeguards, say rights groups

States urged to protect QR code check-in data

Digital groups call for COVID app transparency

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