Could 2018 finally be the watershed year, when the narrative shifts against the surveillance economy?Image credit: Daniel von AppenOur computers and...

So-called “session replay scripts” not only record everything you type, they track every mouse movement, and even what you’re looking at on the web —...

Stories abound of people who mentioned a subject while their phone was sitting idle, then got bombarded with online ads about that subject.Image...

A new Crikey series, edited by technology writer Stilgherrian.Image credit: Andrew GuanBefore she’s even awake, Susan is under surveillance.Her sleep...

How do websites and apps make you buy or sign up for things that you didn't mean to? It’s duplicitous, but all too easy.Online businesses want your...

And unfortunately, we're not learning from our mistakes.“Now, my friends, the internet is the most transformative piece of infrastructure ever...

Cutting-edge intelligence analysis and document discovery software made the Panama Papers possible. The Panama Papers may have been the biggest...

Startups, much like traditional businesses, can and do create systems of discrimination. The collaborative economy’s poster children, Uber and...

In a week when we’ve learned that the Australian government is spending taxpayers’ money on pseudo-science, based on little more than half a dozen...

It seems the government has a permanent ace up its sleeve, provided by the Telecommunications Act, with regard to policing the internet. There’s an...

What tweets do we have in store if even our national broadcasters won't defend our freedom-of-political speech? The sacking of SBS presenter Scott...

Wednesday’s Federal Court decision in the Dallas Buyers Club LLC (DBC) case sets a new precedent, forcing iiNet and several other internet service...

The world's largest manufacturer of PCs and laptops has left its customers wide open to attacks by hackers. Lenovo is so screwed. The world’s largest...

If Uber wants to be anything more than a top-end service for the digital elite, there are a lot of changes it needs to make. As the Sydney CBD went...

Should you have the "right to be forgotten"? No one can agree what the EU's landmark case means -- or should mean -- for Australia. The so-called...

Watch out, Apple and Samsung -- Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has a very smart entrant into the Australian market. Huawei launched its new...

Congratulations, iPhone and iPad users, you too can start worrying about malicious software. A nasty piece of malware dubbed WireLurker has surfaced...

Your digital breadcrumbs are very easy to trace, with even moderately skilled hackers (or companies, or governments) easily able to figure out where...

“All major roads from the Blue Mountains into the city are closed,” said the newsreader at the end of ABC Radio’s flagship 7.45am news bulletin on...

The Apple rumour mill is working overtime to keep up with speculation about the imminent release of the iPhone 6. At some point, the obsession with...