As the pandemic drives more of our lives online, we move further into a world optimised by big tech to suit itself.
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Articles on Surveillance capitalism
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Privacy regulation can’t keep pace with the supersystems collecting, analyzing and using personal data.
Once algorithms go live on markets, they start behaving in ways that programmers could not have foreseen.
Regulators are beginning to tackle big tech companies’ hidden use of consumer data
Algorithm-based apps can recommend clothes based on what other people have worn, but they have a long way to go before they understand fashion.
An entire industry exists to trade on your personal data - everything from your shopping habits to your political views and medical conditions. The results can genuinely harm consumers.
Companies scrutinise our online likes, dislikes, searches and purchases to produce data that can be used commercially. And it’s often done without us understanding the full extent of the surveillance.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney
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Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior research fellow, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Research Lead, Jeff Bleich Centre for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security, and Governance, Flinders University
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Concordia University Chair in Consumption, Markets, and Society, Concordia University
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Associate Director, Cyber Security Innovation Centre, Aston University
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Monash University
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor in Digital Media, The University of Queensland
