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What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much   Tech companies have an economic imperative to avoid grappling too seriously with the ethical issues surrounding data usage. Shutterstock   James Arvanitakis, Western Sydney University Our relationship … Continue reading →

Conform to the social norm: why people follow what other people do   Some people just follow the social norm, whether it’s right or not. Shutterstock/LENAIKA   Campbell Pryor, University of Melbourne and Piers Howe, University of Melbourne Why do … Continue reading →

New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don’t go far enough   If Australia’s electricity grid was targeted by cyber attack the fall out could be severe. Shutterstock   Adam Henry, UNSW and Greg Austin, UNSW Debates about cyber security … Continue reading →

Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation   The issues surrounding the use of genetic data are complex. image created by James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis   Caitlin Curtis, The University of Queensland; James Hereward, The … Continue reading →

Why two people see the same thing but have different memories     Shutterstock/Photographee.eu Julian Matthews, Monash University Does it ever strike you as odd that you and a friend can experience the same event at the same time, but … Continue reading →