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Princess Diana: why her death 25 years ago has sparked so many conspiracy theories

Image: A quarter of a century after the Paris car crash, conspiracy theories about Diana’s death persist. Mark Reinstein / Shutterstock Diana, Princess of Wales, died...

How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?

  Image: Shutterstock  A major journalistic investigation has found evidence of malicious software being used by governments around the world, including allegations of spying on prominent...

Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?

      A smart light pole in the UK can also recognise faces and numberplates and detect speeding. Nazlika/Wikimedia Common Smart street furniture – powered and digitally...

ACCC ‘world first’: Australia’s Federal Court found Google misled users about personal location data

  Image: Henry Perks / Unsplash The Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from...

Microsoft’s takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants – not users

Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/Sipa USA In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines. After months of...

Large-scale facial recognition is incompatible with a free society

Picture: AAP In the US, tireless opposition to state use of facial recognition algorithms has recently won some victories. Some progressive cities have banned some uses of the technology. Three tech companies have...

The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here’s why it matters

Picture courtesy Shuttlestock The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced yesterday it is suing Google for misleading consumers about its collection and use of...

Australians accept government surveillance, for now

New legislation allows Australian government agencies to access encrypted WhatsApp messages. from www.shutterstock.com Australians tend to accept government surveillance, particularly if they think it necessary or...

Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of queer people in the military

 A rainbow wreath laid by defence forces at a contemporary Anzac Day service. Daniel Spellman/Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service Bast year, I interviewed a...
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