Australia and the tough new EU privacy regulations
By choosing to deal with companies with better data protection policies, Australian consumers can create pressure for change in how personal data is handled across the board.
The Future, This Week 13 April 2018
This week: big ships, rockets vs. cars, fake videos, Zuck's cushion, and climate change in other news.
The Future, This Week 29 March 2018
This week: a bumpy road ahead, missing out on AI glory, and long haul just got longer in other news.
Cambridge Analytica is not the real story
Facebook and its business model are the real issue in the Cambridge Analytica saga.
The Future, This Week 23 March 2018
This week: Cambridge Analytica is not the real story, backchannel gig chats, and a fading giant.
Cambridge Analytica scandal is not a ‘breach’. It is Facebook’s business model in action
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is not a breach of Facebook but the very business model on which it's built, and our democracy and privacy suffer.
The Future, This Week 16 March 2018
This week: fixing the web, the farmer wants a bot, and big gigs and solar in the rain in other news.
Classy Facebook
Facebook patents an algorithm that determines social status: your class is its business.
The Future, This Week 16 February 2018
This week: classy Facebook, the end of the internet, and China, crypto and space stations in other news.
I spy with my data eye…
Strava snafu exposes the risk of big data.
The trust shift
Rachel Botsman talks about changing perceptions of trust and explains how traditional ideas of banking, media, politics and consumerism are being radically transformed in our society.
The Future, This Week 12 January 2018
This week: how bots use us to make money online and a recap on algorithms.