Digital Privacy
Google, OpenAI Say US Law Lets Them Train AI on Australian Content Without Seeking Permission
This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative...
Northern Territory Says Canberra Shouldnt Dictate How Data Centres Are Powered
A general view of NEXTDC Sydney Data Centre in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia on Feb. 26, 2026. AAP Image/Steven MarkhamNorthern Territory...
New Zealand Pledges Under-16 Social Media Ban, Big Tech Required to Infer User Age
New Zealand is the latest country to try ban under-16-year-olds from accessing social media platforms, in addition to AI companion apps.The Online Safety...
40 Percent of Doctors Use AI Scribes, but a Report Warns They Can Hallucinate Patient Data
A smartphone displays the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including Meta AI, Grok, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and ChatGPT,...
Big Tech Firms Admit Under-16s Still Accessing Social Media Despite Ban
Four of the major social media platforms have conceded that under-16-year-olds are still accessing their services despite the social media ban, but say...
Major Supermarket Explores Facial Recognition Technology as Retail Interest Grows
Supermarket giant Coles has reportedly tested facial recognition technology, although the companyhas remained tight-lipped about how it might be used.Coles told The Epoch...
Digital Rights Group Says Social Media Ban Not Working, Call for Algorithm to Be Exposed
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X should be required to expose the inner workings of their algorithms, according to digital...
South Australia Announces Countrys 1st Royal Commission Probe Into AI
A smartphone displays the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including Meta AI, Grok, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and ChatGPT,...
