Should companies be forced to host all data about Australian citizens onshore? With debates about data localisation kicking off all over the globe, Arj and Jordan this week unpack the issues surrounding this policy.

They also discuss the normalising of surveillance technologies among young people, after a Sydney school introduced fingerprint scanners for access to bathrooms.

Links:

Home Affairs discussion paper https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/reports-and-pubs/files/data-security/nds-action-plan.pdf

Tech companies on data localisation (InnovationAus): https://www.innovationaus.com/tech-giants-rally-against-data-localisation-in-australia/

ABC News story on fingerprint scanners at schools https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-06/moorebank-high-school-fingerprints-students-going-to-toilet/101410544

Drones with tasers https://7news.com.au/news/crime/taser-armed-drones-a-crackpot-idea-c-7048891

Salinger blog post on fingerprint scanning https://www.salingerprivacy.com.au/2022/09/07/finger-scanning/

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