Why the COVIDSafe app didn’t work

Why the COVIDSafe app didn’t work

Lizzie O’Shea explains why the COVIDSafe app didn’t work via ABC The Drum Twitter thread: “One of the reasons – there were a few – is that many people don’t trust the government to get these projects right. They don’t trust...
Prioritising privacy in a digital world

Prioritising privacy in a digital world

Tuesday 4 May 2021 11am – 12pm Register via the OVIC website. As part of Privacy Awareness Week, Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner will be hosting a virtual panel discussion facilitated by the Information Commissioner, Sven Bluemmel. This session...
Podcast: The new law that could censor the internet

Podcast: The new law that could censor the internet

Listen to the recording at 7am Podcast. The Online Safety Bill is being framed by the government as a way to modernise how Australia regulates the internet. But concerns have been raised about what the consequences could be for freedom of expression. Today, Lizzie...
News Corp Bargaining Code

News Corp Bargaining Code

As featured on Juice Media on Wednesday 3 March, 2021 A chat about about the News Media Bargaining Code to get a deeper understanding. Sources Here’s the legislation:...
Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?

Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?

As published in The New York Times | Opinion on Wednesday, 24 February, 2021. Last week Facebook carried out what may have been the single largest content takedown in its history. Any content that looked vaguely like news, even if it very much was not, disappeared...
Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News

Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News

Tech Won’t Save Us Podcast with Paris Marx. Listen to podcast. More ways to listen: Apple Spotify Overcast Google Stitcher Podcast Addict Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how Australia’s plan to make Google and Facebook pay news publishers...
E&T Review Future Histories

E&T Review Future Histories

My book reviewed by E&T: Public interest lawyer Lizzie O’Shea makes the case for learning from our past to mould a progressive and democratic digital future. Digital technologies have already reshaped the world and continue to do so at a pace that makes it a...