Posts tagged "data privacy"

There are numerous examples of algorithms doing harm. So has data science reached the point at which an ethical pledge is deemed necessary?

Australia’s consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has recommended significant changes to our consumer protection and privacy laws.

A worker fired for refusing to give his fingerprints to his employer has won an appeal in a case that has potentially far-reaching implications.

While the government focuses on the hunt for terrorists, it neglects the thousands of Australians who fall victim each year to international cyber crime.

Our relationship between trust and privacy is complicated, but modern day dating apps can teach us all some lessons about data security.

Since Bitcoin was born in 2008, we have seen extraordinary hype, astronomical price booms and busts and thousands of spin-off cryptocurrencies.

A selling point of blockchain is once data is added to the chain, it can’t be changed or removed, but this is an issue given one's “right to be forgotten”.

Craig Blair of AirTree Ventures explains what Australians in startup world could learn from their European peers — and what they could learn from us.

As brands around the world make sure they're complaint with the new GDPR rules, RedBallon's Naomi Simson poses the question: are we really listening to what our customers want when it comes to privacy?

The EU’s GDPR data regulation is about to come into effect in Europe, and Australian politicians have been paying attention.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation becomes law on May 25, 2018. It’s the clearest statement yet from any regulator on what consequences companies could face in dealing with their customers’ personal data.

If you think we’re tech savvy now, wait until you meet the ‘future’ you.

You’ll no longer carry any cash, won’t drive yourself …