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Why Smart Refrigerators Are a Privacy Risk You Cannot Ignore
A refrigerator used to be a quiet appliance: cold storage, a light, a thermostat and perhaps an ice maker. Connected models now bring cameras, touchscreens,…
How Social Media Platforms Train AI on Your Private Messages
Private messages have traditionally been treated as the quieter, more protected part of social media. A public post is visible to an audience, while a direct…
Chat Control Regulation and the Future of Encrypted Messaging
The European Union's proposed Chat Control Regulation has spent the better part of three years drifting through Brussels, gathering technical rebuttals,…
The privacy risks of facial recognition in apartment building entry systems
The convenience of walking up to your apartment building and having the door unlock as it recognises your face feels like something out of a tech brochure. In…
yourself from people search sites in Australia
When someone searches your name in Sydney, Melbourne, or anywhere else across the country, they may find your home address, phone number, relatives' names, and…
What online appointment scheduling tools actually do with your data
Booking a dentist in Sydney, a physio in Melbourne, or a tradie in Brisbane often starts with a few taps on a screen. The convenience feels invisible, but…
How body-worn police cameras are reshaping public privacy
Body-worn cameras were sold to the public as a transparency measure. After high-profile misconduct cases in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, state police forces…
Faraday cages and remote access: shielding your devices from signals
The smartphone in your pocket is rarely idle. Even when the screen is dark, the modem negotiates with the nearest cell tower, the Wi-Fi chip broadcasts probe…
When health tracking becomes insurance surveillance
A smartwatch can count steps, estimate sleep, record a heart rate and remind its owner to move. In an insurance program, those apparently helpful functions can…
What Your ISP Knows About You Even With a VPN
A subscription to a commercial virtual private network has become almost as routine for Australians as paying for mobile data. From Sydney offices to Perth…