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How the shady world of the data industry strips away our freedoms

Practices of big technology companies pose threats to our privacy and democracy, writes Professor Uri Gal from the University of Sydney Business School. ... Professor Uri Gal is an expert in the intersection between digital technology, people and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/10/how-the-shady-world-of-the-data-industry-strips-away-our-freedom.html
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Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app

Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app. 28 April 2020. University of Sydney academics from the disciplines of cybersecurity, media, law and health comment on COVIDSafe, the COVID-19 contact tracing ... China also uses mobile apps for combating COVID-19.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/04/28/experts-examine-the-covid-19-tracing-app.html
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5 career barriers and how to break through them

Adapting and moving on in a reflective yet not overly self-critical way has been important in my career,” says Rita, who works in the University's Law School. ... off in the labour market,” says Rae Cooper, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/22/5-career-barriers-and-how-to-break-through-them.html
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More low-paid work is part of the problem, not the solution

Professor John Buchanan is the Chair of Business Analytics at thewas first published onKatie Booth. ... Media & PR Adviser (Business School). Phone.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/04/more-low-paid-work-is-part-of-the-problem--not-the-solution.html
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Why Facebook needs to do more to protect you from online abuse

law. This came after users complained that Facebook was not responding to their reports of racist abuse and threats. ... Where content does breach local laws but not its community standards Facebook says “we may make it unavailable only in the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/17/why-facebook-needs-to-do-more-to-protect-you-from-online-abuse.html
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Companies are misusing our data and there's little we can do

is collected, the methodology used to obtain user consent, and country-specific laws. ... Also, it’s almost impossible to know if user data is being misused within company bounds or in business-to-business interactions.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/27/companies-are-misusing-our-data-and-there-s-little-we-can-do.html
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6 ways politics "trumps" health in America

By law, the Consumer Product Safety Commission cannot regulate two products: firearms and tobacco. ... Find out more about health law study and units on offer in 2018, including 'Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles' delivered by Professor Magnussen and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/17/6-ways-politics-trumps-health-in-america.html
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New data retention law seriously invades our privacy

Ironically, the law came into effect only a few weeks before Australia marked Privacy Awareness Week. ... Third, the law is justified by the need to protect Australians from terrorist acts.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/07/31/new-data-retention-law-seriously-invades-our-privacy.html
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Is ASIC the watchdog that no one fears?

a cost of doing business and so don’t necessarily change corporate behaviour. ... as corporate law breaches in the same way that they do violent crimes.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/02/22/is-asic-the-watchdog-that-no-one-fears-.html
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Don't be a HASS-been, HSC leavers

If you're a year 12 student with a preference for humanities, don't change it. The humanities will make you job-ready (just ask Kamala Harris).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/12/dont-be-a-haas-been-hsc-leavers.html