Tag: laws

Report urges facial ID transparency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government should be more transparent about its use of facial recognition technology and work more closely with the private sector in development ICT tools for law enforcement,...

Labor caves on social media laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
On the last Parliamentary sitting day of 2018, the federal government and Opposition combined to rush through highly complex and controversial technology-focused legislation, despite widespread criticisms and concerns from...

New social media laws “pointless”

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s new social media laws it plans to rush through Parliament this week are “heavy-handed and pointless”, according to former government digital lead Paul Shetler. The federal government...