Digital Privacy

‘The fear is not so much [about] Skynet terminator–the evil robots will kill us all–but by seeking comfort,’ said Paul Darwen.

Australia’s data centres are driving up electricity demand, pushing the tech sector to confront sustainability pressures while navigating risks from AI and digi

‘Sure, AI is a great tool, but for people who’ve never learned the basics, there is a temptation to sneakily use that instead of learning,’ Paul Darwen.

The false positive rate on some systems sits at around 1 percent, which sounds tiny unless you’re that 1 percent.

‘I think if you look at the last three years, you can see how non-nimble the parliament has been,’ said Greens Senator David Shoebridge.

‘Even though we know how to build the systems, we do not understand what is actually going on inside of them,’ said AI researcher Liam Carroll.

In less than two years, top-tier AI models went from amateur guesses in a challenging science exam, to providing expert-level answers.

Members are urged to change their passwords and look for any suspicious activity on their accounts.

A mystery hacker breached NSW JusticeLink, accessing details including names and addresses of domestic violence victims, minors, and witnesses.

Hundreds of alerts about content from the eSafety Commission could face further scrutiny in future.

Personal data on thousands of people was given to an organisation with links to the Māori Party and may have been used for campaigning, an inquiry has found.

There are fears that personal information may have been leaked.

Social media companies and banks will need to adopt new measures to prevent scam activity on their networks.

The Group of Eight—seen as Australia’s Ivy League—has banned the use of the technology, citing the need to protect sensitive research and data.

The Tribunal heard that a social media post was geo-blocked in Australia, but the eSafety Commissioner tried to argue the notice was not a formal order.

Only 7 percent of Australians are ‘high cash users’ who rely on cash for 80 percent or more of in-person transactions.

Clare O‘Neil said she was more of a ’ChatGPT girl.’

European banks have been doing it for 5 years, but now an Australian bank has announced it’s adopting numberless debit cards and others are expected to follow.

DeepSeek’s privacy policy says it collects data on keystrokes, IP addresses, emails, and dates of birth—storing it all in China.

The Privacy Commissioner is investigating after a bar owner accused a former MP of shoplifting after he accessed an unregulated retail incident database.