Digital IDs are transforming how governments and corporations identify, track, and rank citizens. Promoted as tools for security …
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From Skynet to the West: How Surveillance Crept From the Streets of China to the Banks of London
by Hermann RohrIn 2017, a BBC journalist stood in a crowded square in Guiyang, a city deep in China’s southwest. …
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Technology
Bunnings Breached Privacy Law by Scanning Customers’ Faces – But This Loophole Lets Other Shops Keep Doing It
by Troy OakesHardware giant Bunnings breached the privacy of “likely hundreds of thousands” of Australians through its use of facial …
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As we stand on the brink of a financial revolution, digital currency is poised to redefine how we …
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A bank is a financial institution established in accordance with the law to engage in currency and credit …
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Australian consumers don’t understand how companies — including data brokers — track, target, and profile them. This is …
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In recent years, numerous reports have been of criminals installing hidden cameras in hotel rooms to capture private …
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Are you using your smartphone more than you would like to? Are you afraid that you no longer …
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Amidst a lot of controversy and hassles, a city in Italy is going to implement a social credit …