How the shady world of the data industry strips away our freedoms
In the past decade, the Australian government has commissioned data analytics projects worth more than A$200 million. We have little information about what they involved.
Contact tracing and surveillance during COVID-19 on The Future, This Week
This week: contact tracing with Apple and Google, and the big picture of surveillance during the pandemic.
The state of digital on The Future, This Week
This week: part one of a special with Simon Kemp on the state of digital.
Is FaceApp hoarding our data?
Is FaceApp amassing a database of user-submitted images for political purposes, under the guise of a light-hearted game?
ACCC has let us down and it’s let Google and Facebook off the hook
The Australian Competition Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its report into digital platforms and their effect on traditional media, and it's good news for Google and Facebook.
Talk, not text: the shift from typing to voice assistants
With 25 per cent of Australian searches now being done via voice, the search battlefield is shifting from typing to talking.
The Future, This Week 7 Jun 19: #DigitalMarketing, #Apple, #TheNorthFace
This week: Apple's privacy push cuts out marketers, marketing to the algorithm and robot furniture
Should Facebook be broken up?
One of Facebook's founders says the company is too big and powerful. Kai Riemer speaks with Kia Handley on ABC Radio Newcastle.
The future of you
Your future is not yet written. Here are some ideas currently being tested that aim to put people at the centre of discussions about a better AI future.
Purchasing privacy
Is privacy now a luxury only the rich can afford?
The Future, This Week 28 Sep 18: space measurements, liveability, and privacy (not)
This week: measure from space, liveable cities, and privacy is not the issue.
The Future, This Week 21 Sep 18: privacy, measurements, and ad poetry
This week: selling privacy, for good measure, and automated advertising poetry.
