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CovidSafe legislation wins legal support, but with tweaks

Allens hub co-stream lead Katharine Kemp and member Graham Greenleaf comment on the Draft privacy legislation for the COVIDSafe app

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The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change

Hub stream co-lead Katharine Kemp advises the govt will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain trust for...

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Hub roundtable discussion with Australian Human Rights Commission on human rights and technology

The Hub recently hosted in a roundtable discussion with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) about its discussion paper on human rights and...

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Will technology save us from COVID 19?

Hear Data Protection and Surveillance stream lead David Vaile as he participates in two COVIDSafe app events.

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FLIP Stream releases primer for 2019 topic Change Leadership

‘Change Leadership’ was selected for the FLIP Stream's 2019 topic to better understand how lawyers are responding to change, and propose how they...

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Reasons we’re not downloading app

Hub Stream lead David Vaile comments about downloading the governments' COVID contact tracing app 

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Submission:Intelligence and Security’s Review of the effectiveness of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment IPO Bill 2020

Allens Hub member Genna Churches, UNSW Law student Michael Murdocca, Hub Stream Lead Monika Zalnieriute and Hub Director Lyria Bennett Moses prepared...

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Addressing Exploitation in Supply Chains: Is technology a game changer for worker voice?

Stream lead Bassina Farbenblum critically examines the use of technology to address exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery.

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New rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news

Digital platforms will be forced to compensate news media companies for using their content – but after a pandemic, will it be enough?  Read...