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‘No country in the world has solved this problem’: can Australia make age verification work for social media?

Previously unreported documents suggest age assurance technology has not been successfully implemented anywhere in the world

The Guardian - AU

Should Australia ban children under 16 from social media – and how would it actually work?

Despite concerns about the impact of tech platforms on young people, some experts are sceptical that a ban could be implemented safely and effectively

The Guardian - AU

Privacy concerns with scanning apps for illicit content

Digital rights groups are pushing back against a draft proposal for apps and other online services to scan for child abuse material and pro-terror content.

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Revealed: Home Affairs paying to access controversial tool tracking mobile phone movements

Agency has had access to Locate X since at least 2021, documents show, amid questions about use of data that may contain people’s sensitive information

The Guardian - AU

Australian spies are surveilling PornHub, Fortnite and Tinder

The Australian Signals Directorate is using a tool that tracks the world’s most popular social media platforms and websites.

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Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Rent controls have been found to limit housing supply and the quality of homes, as well as disproportionately befitting high income earners.

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See your identity pieced together from stolen data

Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here's your chance to find out.

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End carve-outs for business and politicians: experts want more from privacy reforms and they want it now

The 320-page Privacy Act review includes more than 100 individual recommendations and 12 major proposals.

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Is it time to stop being cynics and embrace Australia’s digital identity system?

The idea of a government digital identification sounds like a dystopian film plot. But is it time?

Crikey

Melbourne real estate agency data breach leaves details of renters and landlords exposed

Harcourts says city franchise’s rental property database has been accessed by an ‘unknown third party without authorisation’

The Guardian - AU

Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn

As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach requiring the use of ID is ‘invasive and risky’

The Guardian - AU

Watching from the cot: are smart toys and baby products worth it for parents?

More and more smart baby monitors and AI-powered toys are entering the Australian market, but these expensive products can have a significant privacy cost

The Guardian - AU

Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says

Moorebank High School installed the scanners to prevent vandalism and track student movements after consultation with community focus group

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to change classification code for video games with loot boxes two years after review

Developers say they were not consulted as Labor questions timing of announcement on eve of election

The Guardian - AU

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