Most of us are probably having our data tracked in some form. And while there are regulatory safeguards in place to protect user privacy, it's hard to say whether these are enough.
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Most tech companies make it difficult for users to say no to aggressive surveillance practices. But it is helpful to know about the default settings on your smartphone and how to change them.
Cities are expanding upwards and downwards, as well as outwards. With urban density also increasing, moving people efficiently around the city, often using ageing infrastructure, is quite a challenge.
Inaudible sounds are being used to transmit data from our devices. While not new technology, these ultrasonic beacons may be in breach of laws regarding surveillance devices.
Brands need to build trust by being transparent about how they collect data.
Name almost any app. Your data is probably being tracked.
Project Baseline opens up new opportunities in health care, both for the researchers working with big data and for consumers who want more sophisticated ways to track their health.
People who think like hackers have some really good ideas about how to protect digital privacy during turbulent times. We can learn from them.
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.
Bird feathers can tell us a lot about their owners and the places they visit.
If we can solve the privacy issues, placing trackers on people and the things we make can teach us a great deal about ourselves and the world around us.
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Professor of Urban and Cultural Geography, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Group Leader, Networks Group. CyberPhysical Systems Research Program, Data61
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Associate lecturer, University of Adelaide
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Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Distributed Systems & Chair in Applied Data Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
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Joint Research Fellow, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australia Nuclear Science Technology Organisation, UNSW
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Engagement, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Research Scientist, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer - Security, University of Sydney
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Director of Consumer Privacy, Center for Internet and Society, Stanford University
