Archived News for IT Professionals - July, 2019
Bundaberg Regional Council has been accused of starting its own propaganda channel.
Metal printed on petals
US researchers have printed liquid-metal circuitry on rose petals, leaves, paper and even jelly.
ACT admits more probing
ACT police have revealed they illegally accessed metadata thousands of times more than previously thought.
Anonymised data unwound
Researchers say it is becoming easier to identify individuals from anonymised data.
Centrelink data-matching again
Centrelink will do more data-matching to find suspected welfare fraud.
ACCC wants eyes on tech giants
The ACCC has proposed more scrutiny of tech giants Facebook and Google.
Conspiracy videos 'hijack' science
Research shows most of the videos about geo-engineering on YouTube do not reflect the scientific consensus and propagate popular conspiracy theories.
QLD health tech hindered
An attempt to rollout a digital health system in Queensland has hit another snag.
Building blockchain suggested
A meeting of building ministers has agreed on some high-tech new ideas.
Huawei denies ban basis
One of Chinese tech firm Huawei’s top executives says Australia was wrong to ban the company from building Australia’s 5G network.
New gloves for VR feeling
Korean researchers have developed a glove that allows the wearer to feel and handle objects in virtual reality.
AFP denies intimidation
The Australian Federal Police says raids on journalists are not designed to pressure the media.
Federation Drought reviewed
CSIRO has discovered Australia’s ‘once in a century drought’ in the early 1900s caused mass ecosystem collapse.
Unis respond to surveillance claims
Two Australian universities have been linked to technology used to carry out mass human rights abuses.
City scheme gets digital twin
Experts are working on a “digital twin” for the Fishermans Bend renewal project in Melbourne.
Data right scheme moving ahead
CSIRO’s Data Standards Body has welcomed the live use of banking Product Reference Data standards.