You,me and Alexa:Smart home devices and sex in the digital age

You,me and Alexa:Smart home devices and sex in the digital age

Disclosing that your home contains devices that may be watching,listening,or recording should become normal – especially when sex is involved. I didn’t sign up for this kind of threesome.

  • bySamantha Floreani

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Court order to expose @PRguy17 threatens the right to be anonymous online

Court order to expose @PRguy17 threatens the right to be anonymous online

Regardless of your opinion of the rivals in this defamation case - @PRGuy17 and the right-wing blogger Avi Yemini - you should care what the ruling does to your liberty.

  • bySamantha Floreani
The government is trolling us with its ‘anti-troll’ bill
Opinion
Harassment

The government is trolling us with its ‘anti-troll’ bill

Proposed federal legislation will not make the internet safer,but it will make it harder for regular people to sue if they are defamed on social media.

  • byMichael Douglas
Always-on employees at risk of poor mental health,stroke:research
Opinion
Jobs

Always-on employees at risk of poor mental health,stroke:research

Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be.

  • byAmy Zadow
Fears for school students left to their own devices
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Education

Fears for school students left to their own devices

Nine out of 10 parents admit they too are distracted by their own devices,making it difficult for them to be role models for their kids.

  • byJordan Baker andJosh Dye
Social media minefield trips up aspiring politicians

Social media minefield trips up aspiring politicians

Controversial tweets and text messages can be enough to cut short a political career before it even begins.

  • byNick Enfield
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We have an opportunity to get online safety laws right - why rush them?

We have an opportunity to get online safety laws right - why rush them?

A new Online Safety Bill is set for a vote in the Senate only eight business days after the public consultation on the draft legislation closed.

  • bySunita Bose
'Huge trove'of social media account data found on unsecured server

'Huge trove'of social media account data found on unsecured server

Information from about 2 million Australian social media users was found on a database belonging to Chinese company,cybersecurity researchers say.

  • byFiona Willan
It’s time for a digital detox. You know you need it

It’s time for a digital detox. You know you need it

Before the pandemic,my average daily screen time was three-and-a-half hours. Over the past eight months,that's nearly doubled. So I turned to psychology experts for their advice.

  • byBrian X. Chen
Kurt,that porn footage will never go away

Kurt,that porn footage will never go away

One NRL star's horrifying experience - the distribution of a porn video shot eight years ago - is a cautionary tale for anyone who shares their personal life so it can be shared on the internet:it can come back to haunt them.

  • byJoanne Orlando
The Social Dilemma spotlights a daunting new world
Editorial
Social media

The Social Dilemma spotlights a daunting new world

Social media is not going anywhere. We need to learn how to live with it. And we need to teach our children how to live with it too.

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