‘Tech Talk’ – the Centre for Responsible Technology’s fortnightly virtual community forum covering the latest technology news, issues and policies is taking on a new look. We are renaming our forum to ‘Burning Platforms’ to capture the sense of urgency in our work as digital technology continues to disrupt Australia. […]
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Burning Platforms: What's the go with DuckDuckGo?
Google’s data hungry practices are in the spotlight – with live inquiries on its anti-competitive behaviour in advertising, its monopoly in search and reviews of data collection practices. DuckDuckGo shows an alternative way – that you can do business without the surveillance. Full disclosure: DuckDuckGo supports the Centre for […]
Now we even outsource our civic life to Facebook. Then why not use the trusty ABC
The year started with Facebook withdrawing Australians’ access to domestic violence and weather services in order to pressure our elected government to abandon plans to force it to compensate media companies for the journalism that drives its news feed. More recently, a whistleblower exposed how Facebook’s leadership turns a blind […]
Social media giants monetise anger and trolling is the result. A crackdown is welcome
It’s easy to be cynical about the Morrison government’s new anti-trolling laws but, despite much hype and hyperbole, any attempt to increase accountability of the big social media corporations deserves serious analysis. Under the proposal, social media companies would be forced to identify users who are engaged in so-called trolling […]
Google’s investment in Australia’s tech future — a boon for universities or a Faustian bargain?
Last week, Google announced something big and shiny for Australia — a commitment to provide $1 billion into Australia’s digital future, including a new research centre looking at pivotal topics like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and climate technology. Google is good at big and shiny. So much so that we conveniently, […]