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How Useful Is Australia’s COVIDSafe App?
Piers chats with technology expert Michael Simonetti about Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing…
The Rise (And Rise) Of The Surveillance State
An in-depth look at China’s use of cutting-edge surveillance technology and artificial…
Lingering Concerns Over The Privacy And Security Of Australia’s COVIDSafe App
Piers talks with Dr Ian Storey, a lecturer in Information Systems at…
Chinese Tech Alliance To Challenge Google Play
Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are teaming up to create the Global…
Microsoft Cuts Support For Windows 7 Leaving Millions Vulnerable
Software experts, including our own John Young, are urging Windows users to…
US Lawmakers Concerned About Personal Data Hosted In China And Russia
There are mounting fears about foreign-made apps hoovering up sensitive personal data.…
China’s All-Pervasive Facial Recognition
When you buy a smart phone in China, your face will be…
Do We Really Have To Use Google Search?
Though Google search, thanks to its sheer size, offers the best search…
After 50 years, US Strategic Air Command Retires Its Floppy Disks
The Air Force has completed an upgrade to its Strategic Automated Command…
Australian Government Moves To Block Offshore Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will block illegal offshore gambling websites.…
Privacy Tested At Australian Borders
An Australian ex-pat was forced to reveal passwords and give Customs officials…
The Way You Move Makes You Unique
A French-Australian study finds the way your muscle groups work together is…
Ultra Hi-res Camera Can ID Every Face Among Thousands
A new Chinese-made camera has 4 times the resolution of the human…
China’s Social Credit System Extended To Businesses
Fully operational in 2020, the comprehensive, AI-driven corporate ranking system will cover…
Firefox Comes Standard With Ad Blocking
Version 69.0 of the popular browser has enhanced tracking protection, which significantly…
The Automatic Listening Exploitation Act
Smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest are super…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
Do You Really Want To Know What You’ll Like In 30 Years?
Popular Russian-based FaceApp uses machine learning and facial recognition technology to show…
iPhone Security Called Into Question
Companies claiming to be able to crack iPhone security measures for law…
Deepfaking – Putting Words In Your Mouth
“Imagine this for a second….whoever controls the data controls the future” –…