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Is FaceApp hoarding our data?

In recent weeks there have been privacy concerns and questions around how FaceApp processes facial images, and whether the app is amassing a database of user-submitted images for political purposes, under the guise of a light-hearted game.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/06/is-faceapp-hoarding-our-data-.html
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Is storytelling bad for science

Science can't exist without telling a story. The question is not whether we should use it, but how we should use it best, writes Professor Nick Enfield.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/25/is-storytelling-bad-for-science.html
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Are you walking your dog enough?

Professors Paul McGreevy and Adrian Bauman from the University of Sydney explain in this opinion piece.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/30/are-you-walking-your-dog-enough-.html
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Cybersecurity trends in 2020

Cybersecurity trends in 2020. 7 January 2020. What will 2020 have in store for cybersecurity? Tighter regulation, increasingly sophisticated attacks on key infrastructure and AI-driven cyber warfare, according to Dr Suranga Seneviratne from the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/07/cybersecurity-trends-in-2020.html
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Can we build it? Yes, we can

Can Australia can become a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and enhance national security? Yes, writes Professor Simon Ringer for The Daily Telegraph, who says the time is ripe for investment in advanced manufacturing to spur Australia's economy
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/04/can-we-build-it--yes--we-can.html
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Taking a diet break can help weight loss

Could indulging in chocolate over the Easter season actually be good for you? Dr Nicholas Fuller explains why taking a diet break can help with long-term weight loss goals.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/13/taking-a-diet-break-can-help-weight-loss.html
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Mental health system needs reform

“More funding for mental health services is crucial but unless we overhaul the current system and defund ineffective programs, we will be throwing good money after bad," says Professor Ian Hickie.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/27/mental-health-system-needs-reform.html
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Facebook's news ban before COVID vaccine rollout is dangerous

Facebook's ban on news links could be damaging to public health messaging, right before Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, writes Maryke Steffens.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/18/facebook-news-ban-before-vaccine-rollout-is-dangerous.html
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COVID-19 risk on public transport: What we can learn from overseas

What Australia can learn about reducing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) on public transport from international efforts, writes Dr Yale Zhuxiao Wong. Read the full opinion piece.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/20/covid-19-risk-on-public-transport-what-we-can-learn-from-overseas.html
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Navigating the post-truth debate: some key co-ordinates

And facts must be distinguished from opinions, the truth of which cannot be settled independently (like whether chocolate tastes better than vanilla).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/16/navigating-the-post-truth-debate--some-key-co-ordinates.html