An offer that appears beneficial on the surface, but can lead to unintended negative consequences is called a “perverse incentive”.
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Smart meters are being rolled out across Australia, offering the opportunity to share data with third parties who promise to help you find a cheaper deal. But this requires strong consumer protection.
What to make of Grindr’s acquisition by a Chinese corporate group.
The broad and ill-defined new powers outlined in the government’s new telecommunications bill are neither necessary nor proportionate – and contain significant scope for abuse.
The succession of data access legislation in the Australian parliament is fast becoming a Mad Hatter’s tea party. We need better oversight, and fast.
If we want My Health Record data to be made available for medical research we need to make it opt in, not opt out. We’ll have a smaller dataset, but at least it will be ethically defensible.
Personal data is sold, bought and traded among companies all the time. But what if the companies profiting from your data had to pay you a share of that earning?
Three trends suggest people in less developed nations – who are coming online in greater numbers – use and trust the internet very differently those in more developed economies.
Unless you take action to remove yourself before October 15, the federal government will make a digital copy of your medical record, store it centrally, and give numerous people access to it.
My Health Record is a step towards empowering patients with greater knowledge about their health – and could help save lives in emergencies.
We used the latest techniques from artificial intelligence to study how support for or opposition to a piece of fake news can spread within a social network.
The Canadian government is right to hold public consultations on digital and data transformation given how profoundly it affects society at large. But the scope is far too narrow.
After you’ve finished reading this, take the time to ensure your dog or cat’s microchip details are up to date. It might just save your pet’s life.
People find data difficult to own – and things we don’t own, we tend not to protect.
Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
Imagine if we could specify our general privacy preferences in our devices, have them check privacy policies when we sign up for apps, and warn us if the agreements overstep.
Researchers analyze social media data to gain useful insights into modern society and culture. But it’s important to protect users’ privacy. How can both ends meet?
Victims could be entitled to redress – but it won’t be easy.
Social media sites aren’t the only online systems that can secretly influence people’s votes. Search engines can too and may be even more successful – and undetectable.
Will GDPR usher in a fresh start for the internet? A look at the four main foundation elements and how they affect you.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University
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Turing and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, University of Bristol, University of Bristol
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Professionalism, University of Adelaide
