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Census data have a real impact on the lives of Australians, from determining political representation through the distribution of electorates, to the allocation of government funding.
Privacy fears over longer retention of names and addresses in Census 2016 are understandable, but are also misinformed and exaggerated.
As governments look to new ways to step up surveillance, hackers find new ways to subvert it. Is there a way to end this cat and mouse game, described as a crypto-war?
In what circumstances can police search your phone? Must they obtain a search warrant? And what will happen if you refuse to provide your passcode or fingerprint required to access your phone?
What if someone made your house a site for Pokémon battles?
A simple kite mark could let you know that you aren’t signing away your rights when you download a new app.
How much privacy are we willing to give up in the name of cutting-edge science? And do we care about the kinds of research that will be done with our donations?
The latest Pokémon GO craze is transforming some public and private spaces as people interact with the game via their smartphone. In some cases, this might unwelcome, even problematic.
How hard is it to find out what information has been removed from search engine results? What about identifying who asked for it to be removed?
Will the Lords give the Investigatory Powers Bill the scrutiny it deserves?
There is a stronger public interest in privacy than in revealing salacious showbiz title-tattle, no matter what the papers say.
If you use one of the many apps to map your walking, jogging or cycling route then you could be giving away information that could be abused by others.
Without European laws and courts to strike down overreaching UK legislation, post-Brexit Britons may see more invasions of their privacy.
Imagining possible futures can help us plan a secure information technology environment for the years to come.
The uneasy relationship between political power and the influence of the news media.
A new agreement between the European Union and the U.S. would provide more protection of Europeans’ data against American mass surveillance than was required before.
By linking censuses through time or by combining other information with the census, many more important policy questions can be answered than if we used one dataset alone.
How should we address growing concerns about information security without denying society the benefits big data can bring?
Millions of new devices are going online as the Internet of Things expands. But many have security or privacy holes. Here’s what to look for to keep yourself safe online.
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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, 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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Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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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
