Burning Platforms

With a review of the Privacy Act expected soon, and the Facebook whistleblower revealing Facebook's privacy breaches among other things, we take a deep dive into the legal frameworks for entrenching digital data rights into Australian law. From informed consent to data matching and security, is the traditional approach to privacy applicable to the online world?   Welcome to Burning Patforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech.    Our regular panellists: Peter Lewis, Former Director of The Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology Lizzie O' Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch And special guests: Anna Johnston, Director at Salinger Privacy David Swan, journalist at The Australian Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

Welcome to Burning Platforms, a new fortnightly podcast that unpacks the latest developments in technology from around the world. This fortnight we explore algorithms that rule Australia, how we are increasingly outsourcing policy and governance to algorithms. We will look at how facial recognition, robo-planning and robo-welfare are entering our policy environments. This and more in the always busy world of tech! Brought to you by the Centre for Responsible Technology. Regular panellists: Peter Lewis, Former Director of The Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology Lizzie O' Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch, and Dan Stinton, Managing Director of Guardian Australia And special guests: Ed Santow, Industry Professor Responsible Technology at UTS and former Human Rights Commissioner Marie Johnson, CEO of the Centre for Digital Business Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.