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Experts warn on ‘minefield’ age assurance trial

Digital rights, tech and criminology experts have cast doubt on the federal government’s plan to trial age assurance technology to stop kids accessing online pornography, with warnings that politicking...

Tech safety that includes removal of harmful systems

Posted on   |  by Justin Warren
Innovation is about taking risks, but we waste a lot of time taking unnecessary risks with known failure modes and then acting surprised when the inevitable happens. Failures that...

Privacy Act review delayed as reforms stall

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A significant review of the Privacy Act has been delayed, with a discussion paper still yet to be released 18 months after it was launched, while draft legislation introducing...

The vaccination certificate now under a spotlight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The imminent rollout of a digital COVID-19 vaccination certification risks becoming another government tech wreck, Labor and a number of digital rights advocates have warned, with concerns over the...

Albo makes big gig economy policy pitch

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Gig economy workers would get portable leave entitlements and a minimum wage as part of a significant policy pitch by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, which Labor will be taking...

Privacy office is still ‘severely underfunded’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s regulator for privacy and freedom of information missed all but one of its performance goals in the last year, leading to concerns the agency is “severely underfunded” and...