Wearable cameras seem to be everywhere, but what are the risks?
Apple’s 2027 AirPods are expected to include cameras and Kmart recently sold out of their $89 Meta glasses dupe. With discreet wearable cameras exploding in popularity, an RMIT expert explains the risks associated with the technology.
Why Meta’s settlement is a commercial win for the social media giant
Meta will pay $23 billion after a landmark court battle this week over teen addiction. An RMIT expert says Meta’s settlement mirrors the defensive strategies used by big tobacco in the late 1990s to protect core business models and neutralise existential regulatory threats.
Supermarket facial recognition trials sharpen the debate over safety and privacy
Coles and Woolworths have launched facial recognition trials in a bid to curb rising retail crime. An RMIT expert explains the move is sharpening the debate over how retailers balance protecting staff and shoppers with safeguarding consumer privacy.
Q-Day is coming, and we need to be prepared
Governments and technology companies are preparing for Q-Day – the future point at which a powerful quantum computer can break the encryption systems that secure much of today's internet and digital communications - by moving toward post-quantum cryptography. An RMIT expert explains the urgency for Australia to prepare for this inevitability.
