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Vaccine passports can and have been used to increase surveillance by governments. Transparency and accountability are crucial for protecting the privacy of civilians.
Abusers are exploiting all manner of smart tech and software to extend their capacity for coercive control.
In order to track the pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada has been using location data without explicit and informed consent. Transparency is key to building and maintaining trust.
Tabloids traditionally have gone after the rich and famous. On TikTok, anyone can be a target.
Smart devices and sensors can now gauge mood and attention, effectively engaging in mind-reading. This intimate data collection raises questions about who has access and control of it.
Facebook’s rebranding as Meta is an attempt to reposition the company as poised to move into virtual reality networks.
Critics of new terrorism laws argue they do not necessarily eradicate hate-fuelled violence — and they could make structural and institutional violence seem more palatable.
Monitoring of student behavior often extends beyond schoolwork and normal school hours. A privacy expert explains the harmful effects.
In recent years, Indigenous land defenders have lived under increasing police and state surveillance while far-right, conspiratorial movements have not.
Mass data collection and surveillance have become ubiquitous. For marginalized communities, the stakes of having their privacy violated are high.
Once analysts gain access to our private data, they can use that information to influence and alter our behaviour and choices. If you’re marginalized in some way, the consequences are worse.
While it may be difficult to enact a global set of regulations on surveillance technologies, individual countries can take the lead with enhanced monitoring and stronger laws.
A UK court recently ruled that a man’s smart doorbell invaded his neighbour’s privacy, and he now faces being required to pay damages. But this kind of situation is avoidable.
Governments are purposefully using laws that lack clarity, or ignore laws completely, to carry out illegal surveillance of their citizens.
Behavioural control is poised to become a new resource for employers and the real estate industry.
Privacy, security, access and design will need to be monitored as the UK moves to ‘appify’ public services.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant an increased dependence on digital technologies. However, this comes with a serious threat to our personal privacy and property.
Borders continue to be the setting of various migration management experiments at the expense of people’s rights.
Sweeping police powers for online surveillance and hacking raise concerns over privacy and security.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Director of the Security and Surveillance Research group; Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Research engineer, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Technology, The Open University
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Professor of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology (Ageing and Dementia), University of Tasmania
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Honorary Lecturer in Sociology, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg
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Professor and Director, Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
