Tag: Michelle Rowland

Rowland escalates smart glasses as privacy priority

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Cheap smart glasses from Kmart have forced Australia’s stalled privacy law reforms back into focus, with the federal government pressing the national regulator to urgently assess whether further intervention...

Gig Guide: KPMG braces for backlash as Yates waves bye-bye

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Andrew Yates has resigned as chief executive of KPMG Australia after months of scrutiny over the consultancy giant’s handling of whistleblower allegations it misused confidential data. Mr Yates and...

Govt’s credential register has blocked 750,000 fraud attempts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government register introduced following one of Australia’s worst data breaches has now blocked more than 750,000 fraudulent identity verification requests and will be strengthened later this year with myGov integration....

Greens push to lift lid on social media algorithms

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Social media platforms would be forced to reveal closely guarded algorithms and risk assessment data, and allow users to opt out of algorithm-driven feeds under far-reaching digital duty of...

Govt moves to repeal ACIC’s data disruption powers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has moved to repeal laws granting the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission sweeping powers to disrupt criminal networks and harvest intelligence from online platforms used by organised...

Government pulls FOI bill after Senate backlash

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Coalition and crossbench senators took a victory lap in federal parliament on Thursday after the government withdrew reforms to freedom of information laws, following months of opposition from politicians...

Gig Guide: ACMA appoints ex-Google exec as first AI officer

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s peak media regulator has appointed Google’s former top policy executive Samantha Yorke as its inaugural Chief AI Officer. Ms Yorke joined the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)...

Govt weighs copyright reforms after AI training backlash

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is weighing copyright reforms that would force tech giants like OpenAI and Google to compensate Australian creators whose work is used to train AI models. Clearer...