News and events
Tech talk: fortnightly talks about all things tech
Join me, Dan Stinton from the Guardian, Peter Lewis from the Centre for Responsible Technology and a variety of guests to get up to speed with the latest issues in tech.
Why the COVIDSafe app didn’t work
Tuesday, March 2, 2021. ABC The Drum Twitter thread.
Tech Talk – Secret Algorithms, Data Protection and Surveillance Cities
We review the US Senate hearings into social media algorithms, evaluate competing models for data protection and Melbourne’s not-so-secret city.
Future Histories – is the world that we creating – fair, democratic and sustainable? Does it promote equality or inequality?
Tuesday, 4 May 2021. How we can build a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world through technology as a tool for social good and by looking to history for inspiration.
Prioritising privacy in a digital world
Tuesday 4 May 2021. Panel to discuss managing risks and protecting privacy.
Remaking the Public Square
Thursday, 29 April 2021. The creation of public digital infrastructure.
Tech Talk
Friday, April 23, 2021. Identity Theft, Chippageddon and Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’.
Reclaiming the power of communication from big tech and government.
Tuesday, 23rd March, 2021. How do we reclaim power over the development of technology?
Podcast: The new law that could censor the internet
Thursday, March 18 2021. The Online Safety Bill and concerns on Freedom of expression.
News Corp Bargaining Code
Wednesday, 3 March, 2021. Deeper understanding of the recently passed legislation.
The battle to get Big Tech to pay for news
Saturday, February 27, 2021. The tech giants have long resisted this idea, but things are changing.