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Articles on Privacy laws
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If data ownership is not clearly established, it could stifle innovation and investment.
More awareness is needed of security issues with tech used to track our exercise goals.
Two new laws with major implications for how AI is used in society are being considered in Canada. Both lack protections for the public from the harms of AI, including racial profiling by police.
Privacy comes at a price.
Our facial information is sensitive – yet companies and individuals can collect, sell and manipulate it without our consent. Australian law must change to protect us all.
We’re being tracked, targeted and profiled by businesses and data brokers. A new report on consumer data handling shows we need an urgent update of privacy laws.
With doxing suddenly on the national agenda, here’s what you need to know.
Brain scans have been used to interpret thoughts, but how far can this technology go?
The supreme court’s ruling that the Tate’s viewing gallery intrudes on nearby luxury flats suggests that the law is once again aligning with the rich and powerful.
Deepfake technology is a new concern. But since the beginning of photography, men have been taking and sexually exploiting women’s images without their consent.
Police body cameras have the potential to make private details about people’s lives, including some of the most stressful experiences of their lives, public and easily accessible online
Many businesses struggle with data security, but the new Privacy Act means they will have to make protecting customers’ personal information a priority.
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn’t protect.
Data privacy regulations are being adopted to protect internet users. Today, humans need to read those rules to ensure compliance. New research suggests machines could interpret them in real time.
The ACCC’s inquiry was launched to address concerns about the market power of major digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, and their impact on Australia’s businesses and media.
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.
Spamming in texts or by robo-calls may seem perverse, but it’s unlikely to disappear. Here are some things you can expect leading up to the May election, and why they’re allowed.
An online medical appointment booking organisation was sharing personal information about the users of their platform with a plaintiff law firm.
As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance, McMaster University
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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Sessional Academic, Solicitor, Macquarie University
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Graduate Research Assistant, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of Media Law and Policy, University of Oregon
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Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Auckland University of Technology
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Sessional Academic, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer – Security, University of Sydney
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Professor of Urban Studies, King's College London