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"Now, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant is writing her own binding rules and all signs point towards the introduction of a legal...

"Now, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant is writing her own binding rules and all signs point towards the introduction of a legal obligation that would force email, messaging and online storage services like Apple iCloud, Signal and ProtonMail to “proactively detect” harmful online material on their platforms — a policy that would be a first in the Western world if implemented today."

#AusPol #eSafety #Surveillance #DigitalRights
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/06/16/esafety-commissioner-australia-tech-online-safety-industry-codes-scanning/?su=dmtZUjl6bmNIWG14dlFoRVNuR2dpUT09

"Australia...needs “less invasive” ways to verify identity, the council said."#Privacy...

"Australia...needs “less invasive” ways to verify identity, the council said."

#Privacy #AusPol
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/law-council-says-privacy-should-be-considered-in-cyber-security-review-596661

"When a business like Cloudflare isn’t really crucial to keeping a site online, it should not claim “infrastructure” status (or...

"When a business like Cloudflare isn’t really crucial to keeping a site online, it should not claim “infrastructure” status (or use public utility examples to describe itself). EFF shouldn’t do that either. "

Interesting backtracking from @eff from their earlier statement about Cloudflare's decision to terminate service for Kiwifarms.

That earlier statement focused on the dangers of censorship and implied that Cloudflare should not have kicked the anti-trans hate site off their network

#digitalrights #privacy #censorship

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/we-need-talk-about-infrastructure

"I’m a surveillance researcher with a focus on technology governance. Here’s my round-up of widespread surveillance systems I think...

"I’m a surveillance researcher with a focus on technology governance. Here’s my round-up of widespread surveillance systems I think everyone should know about."

#Privacy #Surveillance

https://theconversation.com/not-big-brother-but-close-a-surveillance-expert-explains-some-of-the-ways-were-all-being-watched-all-the-time-194917

"Madison Square Garden used facial recognition surveillance to identify and stop a mom who was attending the iconic Christmas show at...

"Madison Square Garden used facial recognition surveillance to identify and stop a mom who was attending the iconic Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall with her daughter, a literal girl scout.

"The mom was then thrown out of the venue, because she works for a law firm that is engaged in litigation with Madison Square Garden’s parent company."

#Privacy #FacialRecognition

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2022-12-20-breaking-madison-square-garden-uses-facial-recognition-to-bar-mom-from-attending-christmas-concert-with-her-daugher

Privacy Act Review complete after three years and handed to Dreyfus#Privacy...

Privacy Act Review complete after three years and handed to Dreyfus

#Privacy #AusPol
https://www.innovationaus.com/privacy-act-review-complete-after-three-years

Go get em, Margrethe!https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/meta-could-face-11point8-billion-fine-as-eu-charges-it-with-antitrust-breach.html

Go get em, Margrethe!

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/meta-could-face-11point8-billion-fine-as-eu-charges-it-with-antitrust-breach.html

"Sue was told the fraudster created a bogus myGov account and on September 24 they linked this new profile to her ATO account using her...

"Sue was told the fraudster created a bogus myGov account and on September 24 they linked this new profile to her ATO account using her tax file number (TFN), her date of birth, and another credential which the agency didn't specify.

"After changing her personal details, the fraudster severed Sue's ATO account from her genuine myGov account which prevented her from seeing any refund assessment notices — it also bypassed the extra layer of protection provided by a two-factor authentication.

"Sue was told by an ATO officer this was not uncommon and was advised "there are lots of fraudulent myGov accounts accessing tax files".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/ato-tax-hacked-via-mygov-services-australia-exploit/101781656

#auspol #privacy #mygov #identitytheft

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/georg-philip-krog-a2a278104_should-privacy-notices-in-addition-to-text-activity-7009517491982901248-OUpc

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/georg-philip-krog-a2a278104_should-privacy-notices-in-addition-to-text-activity-7009517491982901248-OUpc

https://edri.org/our-work/orwells-wallet-european-electronic-identity-system-leads-us-straight-into-surveillance-capitalism/

https://edri.org/our-work/orwells-wallet-european-electronic-identity-system-leads-us-straight-into-surveillance-capitalism/

https://theconversation.com/as-more-biometric-data-is-collected-in-schools-parents-need-to-ask-these-10-questions-191263

https://theconversation.com/as-more-biometric-data-is-collected-in-schools-parents-need-to-ask-these-10-questions-191263

"The use of AI recruitment tools is a “high risk” activity. By affecting decisions related to employment, these tools may impact...

"The use of AI recruitment tools is a “high risk” activity. By affecting decisions related to employment, these tools may impact the human rights of job seekers and risk locking disadvantaged groups out of employment opportunities."

#ai #discrimination @theconversationau
https://theconversation.com/will-ai-decide-if-you-get-your-next-job-without-legal-regulation-you-may-never-even-know-196282

"If nation-states are the problem, then is the UN the solution? Not by itself, unfortunately. No “Digital Compact” emanating from...

"If nation-states are the problem, then is the UN the solution? Not by itself, unfortunately. No “Digital Compact” emanating from the UN bureaucracy is going to overcome a problem as fundamental as the clash between the global Internet and territorial sovereignty.

"But the UN does have immediate value as a place for neutral public discourse. As long as states support it, we can use its institutional husk to build a (straw) house for joint negotiations of norms. The UN is the only political institution that is multinational. The rest are clubs and alliances."

https://www.internetgovernance.org/2022/12/04/fragmentation-and-digital-sovereignty-the-igf-gets-real

The ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI is amazing, creative, and totally wrongNeed ideas? Great! Need facts? Stay...

The ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI is amazing, creative, and totally wrong

Need ideas? Great! Need facts? Stay away!

https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-amazing-wrong

https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel/109471628802673996

https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel/109471628802673996

"Meta will only be able to run advertising based on personal data with users' consent, according to a confidential EU privacy...

"Meta will only be able to run advertising based on personal data with users' consent, according to a confidential EU privacy watchdog decision, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, in a blow to the US social network."

#privacy #gdpr #facebook

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/eu-set-to-bar-meta-from-ads-based-on-personal-data-588801

"Where landlords say it is too difficult and they will disinvest, this should not be taken as a threat. Indeed, it would be a good...

"Where landlords say it is too difficult and they will disinvest, this should not be taken as a threat. Indeed, it would be a good thing if the speculative, incapable and unwilling investors exited the sector.

"This would make properties available for new owner-occupiers and open up prospects for other, more committed landlords, especially non-profit providers of rental housing."

#housing #renting #reform

https://theconversation.com/do-tenancy-reforms-to-protect-renters-cause-landlords-to-exit-the-market-no-but-maybe-they-should-194900

Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 committee recommendations#privacy #auspol #databreach

Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 committee recommendations

#privacy #auspol #databreach

Fascinating article about the status of Wikipedia as the new first draft of history, often written in real time. #wikipedia...

Fascinating article about the status of Wikipedia as the new first draft of history, often written in real time.

#wikipedia #history

@theconversationau
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-shaping-history-why-i-spent-ten-years-studying-one-wikipedia-article-192602

"The latest change would mean all documents required or permitted to be signed under the Corporations Act of 2001 can be signed in a...

"The latest change would mean all documents required or permitted to be signed under the Corporations Act of 2001 can be signed in a “technology neutral” way. Notices currently required to be published in newspapers would instead need to be published in a way that is “publicly available and reasonably prominent”."

#digitalid #auspol
https://www.innovationaus.com/govt-looks-to-expand-e-signatures-acceptance