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The Rise (And Rise) Of The Surveillance State
An in-depth look at China’s use of cutting-edge surveillance technology and artificial…
China’s All-Pervasive Facial Recognition
When you buy a smart phone in China, your face will be…
Noise Concerns Dampen Support For Delivery Drones
After concluding a national drone noise review, the Australian Federal Government has…
Ultra Hi-res Camera Can ID Every Face Among Thousands
A new Chinese-made camera has 4 times the resolution of the human…
Trade War Effects On Consumer Tech
We look at the effects of the accelerating trade war on consumer…
Disrupting The Disruptors – Big Changes To The Gig Economy
If it passes a final vote in the Senate, California’s AB5 bill…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
Josh Hawley’s War On Big Tech
The Republican Senator for Missouri says social media is “a parasite on…
NZ Government Embraces AI
New Zealand is one of the most ambitious and advanced users in…
How To Do More With Melbourne’s Class A Sewage (Part 2)
A staggering 350 million litres of recycled water is pumped from Gunnamatta…
How To Do More With Melbourne’s Class A Sewage (Part 1)
A staggering 350 million litres of recycled water is pumped into the…
Will We Ever Get Back To The Moon?
Mark Sirangelo, Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator, was hired to get…
The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
Search engine DuckDuckGo proposes a new law which would compel big internet…
China’s Growing Footprint In Antarctica
China and others are rapidly expanding their presence in Antarctica – not…
Porn Age Restrictions
Age-verification for online pornography will come into force on 15 July 2019…
Facebook Calls For Global, Unified Regulation Of Social Media
The lawless wild west internet has failed. Now is the time to…
Can Viral Extremism Be Stopped?
In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, law makers around the world…
UK Parliament Demands Tough Regulation Of Social Media
The Disinformation and ‘Fake News’ Final Report has been published on parliament.uk.…