Lawmakers keen to break up 'big tech' like Amazon and Google need to realize the world has changed a lot since Microsoft and Standard Oil

Aug 01, 2020 16:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Big tech is back in the spotlight. The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are testifying before Congress on July 29 to defend their market dominance from accusations theyre stifling rivals. Lawmakers...

Why young people are earning less

Aug 01, 2020 15:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

That COVID is hurting young workers more than older ones is widely recognised. Whats less well known is that even before COVID-19, in the decade leading up to it, incomes for young people (aged 15 to 34) were falling in...

If our reality is a video game, does that solve the problem of evil?

Aug 01, 2020 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Pandemics and natural disasters cause pain and suffering to millions worldwide and can challenge the very foundations of human belief systems. They can be particularly challenging for those who believe in an all-knowing...

Video: Who controls pandemic data?

Aug 01, 2020 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Editors note: When the Trump administration ordered hospitals to report COVID-19 data to the Department of Health and Human Services rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as they had been doing, it...

Private browsing: What it does – and doesn't do – to shield you from prying eyes on the web

Jul 30, 2020 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Many people look for more privacy when they browse the web by using their browsers in privacy-protecting modes, called Private Browsing in Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari; Incognito in Google Chrome; and InPrivate...

Brexit, Australian style: will leaving the EU breathe new life into an old friendship?

Jul 30, 2020 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views

This piece is republished with permission from GriffithReview69: The European Exchange, edited by Ashley Hay and Natasha Cica, and published in partnership with the Australian National University When Boris Johnson...

The privacy paradox: we claim we care about our data, so why don't our actions match?

Jul 30, 2020 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Imagine how youd feel if you discovered footage from your private home security camera had been broadcast over the internet. This is exactly what happened to several unsuspecting Australians last month, when the website...