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This Week In Digital Trust

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Feb 15, 2022 • 36min

#3 The IRS facial recognition windback and the tech regulation stampede

In this episode, Jordan and Arjun take a look at the US Internal Revenue Service's decision to step back from the use of facial recognition technology, in the face of hearty opposition from privacy advocates. In rapid fire fashion, they also step through each of the tech bills being jammed through Federal Government right now.
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Feb 6, 2022 • 39min

#2 The not-actually-about-trolling Anti-Trolling bill, AFP facial recognition ruling and the future of e-voting

In this episode, Jordan and Arjun discuss the broader implications of the Government's "mis-named" anti-trolling legislation, they unpack the privacy commissioner's ruling against the Australian Federal Police's use of Clearview AI facial recognition service, and recap the unsurprising decision by NSW to not move ahead with electronic voting.
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Dec 5, 2021 • 40min

#1 Unmasking the Government's anti-troll reforms, the UK vs facial recognition and the role of consultants in government tech projects

In this episode, Jordan and Arjun dive into the Government's latest attempts to fix social media, this time by tackling anonymous social media profiles. They compare the UK's missive against facial recognition service Clearview AI with Australia's ruling a few weeks ago. Finally, the guys dicuss the growing use of external consultant by Government departments for tech projects, and what this means for privacy and security outcomes.
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Nov 30, 2021 • 40min

CDR score for the Big 4 banks, NSW vs Victoria on responsible innovation, and debating Google's billion dollar fund

In this episode, Jordan and Arjun look more closely at the Information Commissioner's audit of the major banks' compliance with CDR privacy safeguards. They also engage in a healthy bit of state v state rivalry, on the back of recent announcements from the NSW and Victorian governments on digital technology. In closing, Google's $1bn investment in Australia's digital future gets a critical look.
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Nov 24, 2021 • 35min

Critical technologies, a debate over principles and the end of a libertarian fantasy

In this episode, Jordan and Arjun discuss the Federal Government’s new ‘critical technologies plan, exploring whether it's covering everything a national plan should cover. They also debate the value of principles, in light of the Government's release of new supply chain principles.  A speech about the future of the internet also gets both the guys rather excited. We round off the episode with the latest developments in facial recognition.

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