Tag: privacy
Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back
Your online activity can be turned into an intimate portrait
of your life - and used for profit. Shutterstock.com
Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to...
FaceApp’s fine print means you effectively can’t sue them, unless you send a letter to their Russian office within 30 days
FaceApp fun (terms and conditions apply). FaceApp
Viral photo app FaceApp has taken the world by storm. Launched in 2017, the app has recently enjoyed...
Is China’s social credit system coming to Australia?
The Northern Territory government is expanding the CCTV
surveillance network. Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Privacy was not a hot topic in the recent Australian election, but it...
Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce
From town square to private connections: is that
Facebook of the future? Shutterstock/klevo
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivered a 3,000+ word post last week, spelling out a...
Your online privacy depends as much on your friends’ data habits as your own
Many social media users have been shocked to learn the
extent of their digital footprint. Shutterstock
In the aftermath of revelations about the alleged misuse...
Protecting young people’s privacy as Facebook claims it can identify their anxieties
Facebook account creation
In a report leaked to the Australian media, Facebook has outlined how it can use an analysis of activity and sentiment...