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The internet, smartphones and social media mean that extensive sharing of private images without consent is far easier than in the past. And the severity of the harm victims suffer is far greater.
You often hear it said that ‘privacy is dead’. Our cybersecurity expert explains why that’s not true, yet.
Should Australia’s law enforcement agencies be allowed to use images supplied for driving licenses, passports and other identification documents as part of a facial recognition search for criminals?
The use of drones by authorities has increased around the globe. In the US, drones have been used not only for police surveillance and in operations, but also to patrol its southern borders.
As our ever-increasing use of services like Uber, Lyft and AirBnB show, it’s safe to trust other Americans. Time for hitchhking to make a comeback.
If the Ashley Madison hack was an inside job, then it shows that even strong protection against outside attacks isn’t necessarily enough to prevent a leak of private data.
The data tell the story: mobile ads work.
We don’t need more laws regulating drones. Here’s why.
Windows 10 is being offered as a free upgrade to most Windows users, but you pay for it in the information you hand over to Microsoft.
Facebook Moments adds a new level of complexity to the issue of user consent.
Israel is suspected of spying on Iran’s nuclear talks using a virus to hack the devices that are all around us.
David Anderson’s report on surveillance isn’t a charter for online privacy but it could create problems for a government set on capturing all our data.
The UK and other governments seem set on the idea that finding needles can be made easier by radically increasing the size of the haystack.
Researchers are tapping into some of the massive amounts data collected these days, which could include information about you. But how do they protect your privacy?
The idea of the right to know as the ‘lifeblood of democracy’ is a surprisingly modern development. And in an age when transparency is prized, privacy and secrecy can still be justified in many cases.
Many people are shocked by what children are willing to share about themselves online. Is it that they don’t understand privacy, or just have a different conception of it compared to adults?
Human rights legislation is making it easier for UK stars to dictate how they are presented in public.
The Dallas Buyers Club court ruling has serious implications for online privacy.
Metadata is only the beginning. The Big Data trend means there’s a lot more information about us out there that can be tracked or monitored.
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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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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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Research engineer, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Research Director of the Security and Surveillance Research group; Professor, The University of Queensland
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Data protection and surveillance stream lead, Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Law Faculty, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
