Episodes
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Awareness is growing that the power of many AI tools derives from the fact that they are trained on our personal information.
We discuss how regulators (like Australia's OAIC) are now stepping up their expectations that privacy obligations be adhered to by developers and deployers of AI.
We also explore the case study of Australian start-up harrison.ai - whose AI tool was trained on hundreds of thousands of medical images - and which recently brought the issue of privacy and AI into the spotlight.
Links:
OAIC privacy guidance for GenAI developers https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/guidance-on-privacy-and-developing-and-training-generative-ai-models
OAIC privacy guidance for GenAI deployers https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/guidance-on-privacy-and-the-use-of-commercially-available-ai-products
Crikey reporting on Harrison.ai and I-MED (Crikey) https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/19/patient-scan-data-train-artificial-intelligence-consent/
OAIC blog post about GenAI and personal information https://www.oaic.gov.au/news/blog/can-personal-information-be-used-to-develop-or-train-a-generative-ai-model
Article about Harrison.ai (AFR - paywalled) https://www.afr.com/young-rich/the-brothers-making-a-fortune-revolutionising-healthcare-with-ai-20240905-p5k834
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Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
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This week on the podcast, our eyes are opened to a remarkable online advertising practice called "real-time bidding". RTB is where an auction involving the sensitive information of online users is initiated as they load up a web page, with advertisers bidding for the space on the page.
Recent reports from Reset.Tech Australia and the Irish Council of Civil Liberties reveal the practice has led to the exposure of sensitive information about users - from purchasing habits through to real-time location and insights into their mental health - and is also fuelling scams and national security concerns.
We discuss the broader implications of this practice, and the options for managing the risks it poses.
Links:
Any Buyer Accepted (Reset.Tech Australia) https://au.reset.tech/news/any-buyer-accepted-unregulated-data-markets-create-personal-security-risks/
Australia’s Hidden Security Crisis (Irish Council of Civil Liberties) https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/australias-hidden-security-crisis/
Scam Prevention Framework https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/stephen-jones-2022/media-releases/albanese-government-unveils-scams-prevention-framework
Article about US bill to ban sale of personal data to foreign adversaries (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/20/24106991/house-data-broker-foreign-adversaries-bill-passesCredits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com -
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This week on the podcast, we're looking at a promising development in helping Australian organisations manage AI risks.
The Australian Government has released its Voluntary AI Safety Standard, as part of its safe and responsible AI agenda. The Standard features 10 guardrails as a practical blueprint for how Australian organisations can safely and responsibly use and innovate with AI.
We provide our take on the Standard and assessment of the challenges in seeing it adopted across the economy.
Links:
elevenM blog on the Voluntary AI Safety Standard https://elevenm.com.au/blog/breaking-down-the-voluntary-ai-safety-standard/
Voluntary AI Safety Standard https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/voluntary-ai-safety-standard/introduction-standard
SAAM - Safe AI made easy for small businesses https://www.saam.com.au/Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week on the podcast, we discuss how the conversation about AI risks seems to be shifting away from the catastrophic, existential, wiping-out-of-humanity type of scenarios.
While the X-risk proponents are still out there, media coverage, regulators and the public at large seem to be homing in on more immediate and tangible AI concerns like discrimination, privacy violations, and misinformation – to name a few.
We explore the reasons for this shift, which includes the fact that many people now have first-hand experience of many AI products - and their limitations.
Links:
Article about over-focus on existential risk (Scientific American) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-focus-on-ais-real-harms-not-imaginary-existential-risks/
Article about ASIC trial (Crikey) https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/03/ai-worse-summarising-information-humans-government-trial/
Article about California AI safety bill SB 1047 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/29/gavin-veto-ai-safety-bill-00181583
Article about Australia's Voluntary AI Safety Standard (elevenM) https://elevenm.com.au/blog/breaking-down-the-voluntary-ai-safety-standard/
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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After five years of consultation on privacy reforms, the Federal Government has finally introduced legislation into the parliament. Its been billed by the Attorney General as the "first tranche" and a "first step", with promises of more reforms to come.
In this episode, we share our reaction to the bill and break down what's in and what's been left for a later day.
We also explore why comprehensive privacy reforms seem so hard to legislate, particularly as the Government seeks to introduce a suite of other tech reforms and obligations on topics such as social media, AI and digital identity.
**Correction** - at around 6 minutes in, Jordan says the OAIC's new 'speeding ticket' infringement notices can be up to $62,000. Infringement notices can actually be up to $330,000 for companies.
Links:
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr7249_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0#4d76d5260955459fb4aa15467f77172e
Attorney General's media release https://www.markdreyfus.com/media/media-releases/better-protection-of-australians-privacy-mark-dreyfus-kc-mp/
elevenM analysis of reforms https://elevenm.com.au/blog/its-time-to-uplift-privacy-why-organisations-need-to-act-now-following-new-law-reforms/
Article about reforms and reaction (InnovationAus) https://www.innovationaus.com/timid-privacy-reforms-disappoint-industry-and-advocates/
OAIC reaction https://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media-centre/oaic-welcomes-first-step-in-privacy-reforms
Katharine Kemp reaction (The Conversation) https://theconversation.com/long-overdue-australian-privacy-law-reform-is-here-and-its-still-not-fit-for-the-digital-era-238214CHOICE on consumer demand for reform https://www.choice.com.au/privacyreform
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Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
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This week Arj is joined by elevenM’s resident digital ID ‘aficionado’ Brett Watson to discuss all things digital identity.
In Episode 85 Jordan and Brett unpacked what a digital ID is, what it can do, and the various services and components that make up a digital ID system. Since then, the Australian Government has passed enabling legislation for its digital identity system and is currently consulting on legislative rules.
With the legislation passed, the government is now shifting its focus on digital ID from theory to practice. In a recent speech to the National Press Club, the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten was raising awareness about the benefits of a digital ID, announcing a proof of concept and pilot of a digital ID capability.
In this episode Arj and Brett discuss digital ID’s (steady) progress over the last year, and explore the risks, challenges and misconceptions that are likely to be a feature of the digital ID conversation over the next 12 months.
Links:
A government explainer on the Digital ID legislation: https://www.digitalidsystem.gov.au/what-is-digital-id/digital-id-act-2024.
The transcript of Minister Shorten’s speech at the National Press Club on 13 August 2024: https://ministers.dss.gov.au/speeches/15616.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s report - ‘Australia’s new digital ID system: finding the right way to implement it’: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australias-new-digital-id-system-finding-right-way-implement-it.
About Victor Dominello and the government’s myGov advisory group: https://www.innovationaus.com/dominello-to-lead-mygov-advisory-group/.
About the discontinued Gov.UK Verify digital ID system: https://trustcloud.tech/blog/collapse-gov-uk-verify-serious-questions-national-id-systems/
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week, Arj is joined by elevenM colleague Jonathan Gadir to explore how the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris might impact tech policy.
Drawing on the candidate's statements and constituencies, and the existing commitments of their parties, we explore the potential implications of the November election result on AI, privacy, cyber and tech regulation more broadly.
Links:
Biden executive order on AI https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/
Article about Trump's plans to axe AI exec order (NextGov) https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/07/trump-pledges-ax-bidens-ai-executive-order/397905/
Article about Trump's plans for AI (WaPo) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/16/trump-ai-executive-order-regulations-military/
Article on Harris V Biden on tech policy (Politico) https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/kamala-harris-joe-biden-platforms/#YG9yzcrKo9
Article about JD Vance warm feelings for FTC https://www.legaldive.com/news/jd-vances-regulatory-romance-with-the-biden-ftc/723236/
Article on Harris v Trump AI policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/harris-trump-differ-artificial-intelligence-policy-112390222
Podcast on Silicon Valley being split between the candidates https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silicon-valleys-political-rifts-are-going-viral/id1500970749?i=1000664348496
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week we're in conversation with Adam Ford, who is Managing Director ANZ for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (full bio below).
IAPP is the largest and most comprehensive privacy community around the globe.
We have a wide-ranging conversation about the trends and emerging demands on the privacy profession, the role privacy practitioners are playing in AI governance challenges, and how to grow the profession in the future.
FULL BIO:
Adam Ford leads the IAPP in the ANZ region. With the support of the global IAPP team, this role embeds Adam amongst a rapidly growing community over 83,000 organizational and individual members with privacy, data protection and AI governance at the core of their responsibilities. Prior to this role, Adam has had 25 year’s experience within the public finance, private equity & non-profit sectors.
Links:
https://iapp.org/
Privacy Governance Report https://iapp.org/resources/article/privacy-governance-report/
AI Governance in Practice Report 2024 https://iapp.org/resources/article/ai-governance-in-practice-report/
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week, Arj is joined by elevenM colleague Jonathan Gadir to discuss the small business exemption to the Privacy Act.
The exemption means that businesses with an annual turnover of $3 million or less are generally exempt from complying with the Act.
We explore the pros and cons of the exemption, and whether the government is is likely to remove the exemption as part of current reforms to the Privacy Act (as has been proposed).
Links:
OAIC fact sheet https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/organisations/small-business
Mass hack exposes ‘gaping’ hole in small business privacy https://www.innovationaus.com/mass-hack-exposes-gaping-hole-in-small-business-privacy/
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry submission opposing change https://consultations.ag.gov.au/integrity/privacy-act-review-report/consultation/view_respondent?_b_index=360&uuId=753662860
Small business owner % in marginal seats https://www.cosboa.org.au/post/2019/05/02/small-business-people-are-voters-too
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman oped on small business exemption https://www.asbfeo.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/small-businesses-cant-be-held-same-privacy-standards
Real estate agents privacy practices https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/19/real-estate-agents-push-back-against-australian-privacy-law-changes-designed-to-protect-personal-data
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week, Arj is joined by elevenM colleague Brett Watson to discuss regulators – who they are, what they do, and the influence they have on public policy.
The conversation focuses on one regulator in particular – Australia’s privacy regulator, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. In a few recent public communications, most notably an opinion piece relating to TikTok’s information handling practices, the (relatively) new Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind appears to be taking a more direct and forceful approach to advocating for law reform than we have typically seen from Australian regulators.
Arj and Brett embrace their ‘policy wonk’ tendencies, unpacking a range of political, economic and social factors that help to explain the approaches that regulators take.
Links:
Commissioner Kind’s opinion piece about TikTok and social media organisations harvesting data (paywall) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/new-laws-needed-to-stop-tiktok-and-other-social-media-giants-harvesting-data-privacy-commissioner-carly-kind/news-story/186676ee74ad7378d9a82b465a976cc5
The OAIC’s media release following filing civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Medibank https://www.oaic.gov.au/newsroom/oaic-takes-civil-penalty-action-against-medibank
Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece on the Medibank proceedings https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/medibank-on-the-hook-for-trillions-but-there-s-more-at-stake-than-money-20240604-p5jj62.html
A recording of the OAIC’s appearance at Senate Estimates on 29 May 2024 (the OAIC’s appearance starts at 19:29:30) https://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Read_Listen/ParlView/video/2488552
Commissioner Kind appearing on the ANU Tech Policy Design Centre’s ‘Tech Mirror’ podcast, discussing the remit of her role, priorities for law reform, the TikTok matter, Digital ID and privacy as a check and balance on power https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tech-mirror/id1598491978?i=1000660836306
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week we're in conversation with Chandni Gupta, Deputy CEO and Digital Policy Director of the Consumer Policy Research Centre (see below for her full bio). The CPRC is Australia’s only dedicated consumer policy think tank.
Our conversation with Chandi explores how the concept of product safety applies to digital products, and the ways in which the constant push towards more frictionless online interactions is potentially undermining safe and fair consumer outcomes. And why "more consumer education" is not necessarily the answer.
We also get into Chandni's research into "dark patterns" or online deceptive design, for which she has recently received a Churchill Fellowship.
Chandni Gupta full bio:
Chandni Gupta is the Deputy CEO and Digital Policy Director of Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) – Australia’s only dedicated consumer policy think tank. Chandni leads CPRC’s research and policy program, while also leading CPRC’s research stream on protecting consumers in a digital world. Her work to date includes exploring the consumer shift from the analogue towards the digital economy, the impact of deceptive and manipulative online design, prevalence of greenwashing on social media and the key gaps that currently exist in Australia’s consumer protections. She also recently received a Churchill Fellowship following her research and policy work on dark patterns.
Prior to CPRC, Chandni has worked in state and federal agencies, including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and has worked internationally both at the United Nations and the OECD.
Links:
https://cprc.org.au/
https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/chandni-gupta-vic-2023/
Singled Out report https://cprc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CPRC-Singled-Out-Final-Feb-2024.pdf
FTC statement on price fixing https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/03/price-fixing-algorithm-still-price-fixing
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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Is there anything about you on the internet you wish you could take down?
This week Arj is joined by Jonathan Gadir to discuss the "right to be forgotten" or "right to erasure" - a provision in data protection regulations overseas that is being considered as part of the reforms to the Australian Privacy Act.
Overseas, the right has enabled individuals to have newspaper articles about them de-indexed from search engines.
We discuss the merits of the right, competing values like freedom of expression, and the prospect of it being implemented in Australia.
Links:
Art. 17 GDPR: Right to erasure https://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/Explainer: Right to be forgotten https://gdpr.eu/right-to-be-forgotten/
Article about pros and cons of right to be forgotten (LSJ Online) https://lsj.com.au/articles/the-right-to-be-forgotten/
Article about Google no longer notifying publishers (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/15/google-stops-notifying-publishers-of-right-to-be-forgotten-removals-from-search-results
Stats and examples of Google delisting content https://transparencyreport.google.com/eu-privacy/overview
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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Dr Katharine Kemp (bio below) is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, and Deputy Director of the Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation.
In this conversation, we explore how privacy and competition policy concerns are increasingly coming together, particularly in actions underway against tech giants like Meta and Apple.
We also discuss Dr Kemp's recent research (with the CPRC) into the level of control and understanding consumers have about how their information is collected and used.
Dr Katharine Kemp - FULL BIO
Dr Katharine Kemp is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, and Deputy Director of the Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation. Katharine’s research focuses on competition, consumer protection and data privacy regulation, particularly the intersection of these areas. She has published widely in these fields and is frequently sought out to consult with industry, regulators and policymakers.
In 2023, she received the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Emerging Leader Award acknowledging the transformational impact of her work. Her advisory roles have included representing Australia as a Non-Government Advisor to the International Competition Network, and acting as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Future of Finance Initiative in India and the Expert Panel of the Consumer Policy Research Centre.
She also teaches and convenes courses in Data Privacy Law; Fintech; and Contracts at UNSW Law. Katharine previously practised as a commercial lawyer at major law firms and as a barrister at the Melbourne Bar, and consulted to the Competition Commission of South Africa during the six years that she lived and worked in South Africa.
Links:
Associate Professor Katharine Kemp https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/katharine-kemp
Singled Out: joint research by UNSW and CPRC https://cprc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CPRC-Singled-Out-Final-Feb-2024.pdf
Article on decision against Meta by Bundeskartellamt (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/meta-germany-data.html
Article on US DOJ action against Apple (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24105363/apple-doj-monopoly-lawsuit
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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This week, Jordan is joined by elevenM colleague Jonathan Gadir to break down the stoush between Elon Musk and Australia's eSafety Commissioner.
In recent weeks, Musk and his platform X have resisted calls to globally remove content related to a stabbing event in Sydney in April. The standoff has opened up a conversation about the merits of regulating so-called harmful online content, and the extent to which doing so impinges on free speech.
Jordan and Jonathan debate the merits of the eSafety Commissioner's actions and its powers, the feasibility of the global takedown requests, and the potential future consequences of these orders.
Links:
Article about Federal Court rejecting call to extend blocking injunction https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/elon-musks-x-will-no-longer-be-forced-to-remove-videos-of-wakeley-church-stabbing/t8lvlk26r
Media Watch piece https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/musk/103781898
Online Safety Act https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/whats-on/online-safety-act
Key elements of Online Safety Act https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-technology-communications/internet/online-safety/current-legislation
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Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
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In this special episode for Privacy Awareness Week, Jordan sits down with Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind.
It's a great chat, covering the Commissioner's first impressions of the role, her professional background and how it shapes her approach, her regulatory priorities and what she hopes to achieve as Privacy Commissioner, and of course the PAW theme - what it's all about and how you can get involved.
Links
Privacy Awareness Week 2024 https://paw.gov.au/
Credits
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (EastCoast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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It feels a little like déjà vu, but this week we discuss the US's newest, best candidate for a federal privacy law - the American Privacy Rights Act. With bipartisan and bicameral support for the draft law the mood is cautiously optimistic, though there's a very long way to go.
We'll discuss what Australia can learn from the more novel elements of the proposed new law, and we'll explore how the growing policy focus on managing online harms is driving recognition of the need for strong privacy regulation, and we'll unpack how the issue of pre-emption (or overriding of state privacy laws) can be both the biggest driver and the biggest challenge for the bill.
Links
A good overview of the American Privacy Rights Act (TechPolicy.Press) https://www.techpolicy.press/the-american-privacy-rights-act-of-2024-explained-what-does-the-proposed-legislation-say-and-what-will-it-do/
Summary and comparison to the 2022 privacy bill from a pro innovation think tank (ITIF) https://itif.org/publications/2024/04/10/privacy-bill-faceoff-comparing-the-apra-and-adppa/
Electronic Frontier Foundation's assessment (EFF) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more-current-american-privacy-rights-act
A list of the very many sectoral privacy laws in the US (EPIC) https://epic.org/issues/privacy-laws/united-states/
US State Privacy Law Tracker (IAPP) https://iapp.org/resources/article/us-state-privacy-legislation-tracker/
Credits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
Music by Bensound.com
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News feeds, search results, directions across town, even job or rental applications - opaque algorithms determine an increasingly large proportion of our lives.
In the US, the Federal Trade Commission is going after landlords for using algorithms to illegally fix rental prices.
Back home, a secret algorithm determines how detainees in immigration detention are treated.
Through the lens of these two recent news stories, we explore the consequences of an increasingly algorithmically determined world and how algorithms can provide a false air of objectivity, giving cover for bad behaviour, bias or other errors.
Links:
FTC statement on price fixing by algorithm https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/03/price-fixing-algorithm-still-price-fixing
Guardian article about algorithmic risk-ratings for Serco immigration detainees https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2024/mar/13/serco-australia-immigration-detention-network-srat-tool-risk-rating-ntwnfb
ACCC v Trivago - misleading customers about their ranking algorithm https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/trivago-to-pay-447-million-in-penalties-for-misleading-consumers-over-hotel-room-rates
Rod Sims 2017 speech on algorithms https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/new-competition-laws-a-protection-against-big-data-e-collusion
Comments on ADM by NSW OMbudsman (InnovationAus) https://www.innovationaus.com/automated-decisioning-sweeps-across-nsw-govt/
CHOICE report on RentTech in Australia https://www.choice.com.au/consumers-and-data/data-collection-and-use/how-your-data-is-used/articles/choice-renttech-report-release
Algorithmic bias in sentencing (Pro Publica) https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing
Credits:Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
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This week we break down the US Department of Justice's suit against Apple, claiming the tech giant is engaging in unlawful behaviour.
In particular we examine the DOJ's charge that Apple has long justified anti-competitive behaviour on the basis of claims about better privacy and security.
The suit raises interesting questions about the the tradeoffs between privacy and competition, and the best way to regulate tech platforms.
Links:
DOJ filing https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-apple-monopolizing-smartphone-markets
Article summarising the DOJ's suit (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates
Article about the security benefits of Apple's approach (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24107719/iphone-security-apple-doj-monopoly-antitrust-lawsuit
Article about "green bubble stigma" (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241473453/why-green-text-bubble-stigma-is-part-of-the-anti-trust-case-against-apple
Strategy Credit (Stratechery) https://stratechery.com/2013/strategy-credit/
Article about Apple telling Jon Stewart not to interview Lina Khan (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/02/jon-stewart-interview-lina-khan-appleCredits:
Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.au
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This week on the podcast we analyse a US plan to force TikTok owner ByteDance to divest or sell the platform, or be banned from US platforms.
The move - strongly supported by the US House of Representatives - follows years of proposed plans and attempts to ban TikTok in various ways.
We unpack the concerns about the wildly popular social media platform, and explore criticisms of the ban ranging from its likely ineffectiveness in preventing Chinese data collection to the claims of hypocrisy.
Links:
Article about US Congress bill to force divesture of TikTok (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/13/house-passes-tiktok-bill-ban#:~:text=The%20House%20of%20Representatives%20passed,favor%20and%20only%2065%20against.
Article about analysts describing China's proposed intent to reshape global public opinion (AFR) https://www.afr.com/world/asia/tiktok-can-radically-reshape-global-opinion-security-adviser-warns-20231205-p5ep6l
Article about data brokers bill (Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/26/biden-administration-tiktok-data-practices-00149139?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGSH9l90fDDEaaVJnu43JPpYnTR2PTq3r16bfNsLEfeJITr9Y4MMkdVK2rkw39S1p4RdnPoj7bTixTwQnshW3r5rIHnKurST3jfuv-_ovReTx94
Article sceptical of impact of TikTok ban (Scientific American) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiktok-ban-data-privacy-security/
Samantha Floreani oped on TikTok ban (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/20/the-tiktok-ban-moral-panic-usa-senate-protect-us-tech-hegemony-chinaThe German tongue twister song that's been all over Jordan's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@colortalkcreations/video/7339989417165163809
Credits:Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.auMusic by Bensound.com
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This week Jordan asks Dr James Meese to explain Meta's announcement that it doesn’t intend to renew the commercial deals it made with Australian media companies under the News Media Bargaining Code.
Dr Meese (full bio below) is an Associate Professor at RMIT University, where he researches personalisation and recommendation in the news media sector and has recently published a book examining the complex relationship between Digital Platforms and the Press (link below).
James talks us through some of the history and the limits of the News Media Bargaining Code, how algorithms and platform dynamics have impacted news, and the policy challenges of ensuring a sustainable future for journalism.
James Meese Bio
James Meese is an Associate Professor at RMIT University and an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. He has been awarded a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to investigate personalisation and recommendation in the news media sector. James has received research funding from the Australian Research Council, Meta, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. He regularly publishes work in leading media and communication journals and his most recent book is Digital Platforms and the Press (Intellect).
Links
Digital Platforms and the Press (James' excellent book - available for free online) https://www.intellectbooks.com/digital-platforms-and-the-press
Facebook's withdrawal from news (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24087220/facebook-news-tab-united-states-australia
Credits:Editing and post-production by Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio) eastcoaststudio.com.auMusic by Bensound.com
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