Guardian AustraliaTechnology Do we need full-fibre broadband? Ask the lucky few who have itThe Guardian - Mark SweneyLabour’s plan to provide free full-fibre broadband to every home and business is an eye-catching offer to potential voters. But while the scheme has been labelled “fantasy economics” by critics, people
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Jeremy Corbyn's broadband plan: how it differs from Australia's NBN, the 'blunder down under'The Guardian - Josh TaylorUK Labour’s proposed full-fibre broadband policy is drawing a lot of comparisons to Australia’s national broadband network, but the differences are important and will decide whether the policy is viable.
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Sacking of Uber Eats driver, allegedly for a late food delivery, compared to modern slaveryThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressThe case of an Uber Eats driver who was allegedly sacked for delivering food 10 minutes late has been likened to modern-day slavery by the Transport Workers Union. The union on Monday launched a bid to
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Fast broadband is essential today for the many, not just the fewThe Guardian - LettersWhen Jeremy Corbyn argues that free broadband is “an essential utility” (Business backlash over Labour broadband plan, 16 November) he harks back to the early years of radio, almost a hundred years ago.
Guardian AustraliaMobile Technology Firefox’s fight for the future of the webThe Guardian - Alex HernIf you go on Facebook and contribute a post, a like or whatever, you're giving information to Facebook Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Why do you choose the browser you use? Maybe you think it loads pages more
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Porn, public transport and other dubious justifications for using facial recognition softwareThe Guardian - Josh TaylorIt started with passports. Then it was your phone. Now governments in Australia want you to use facial verification to access government services, take public transport and even for your private viewing.
Guardian AustraliaVenture Capital ‘We want to find gems’: the black venture capitalists invested in changeThe Guardian - Kalyeena MakortoffVenture capitalists like to invest with the people they went to college with, the people they rowed on the crew team with Paula Groves Bola Adegbulu’s idea came to him by accident – literally. Narrowly
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Twitter's political ad ban to limit micro-targeting, putting pressure on FacebookThe Guardian - Julia Carrie Wong in San FranciscoTwitter’s rules for political advertising will include new restrictions on micro-targeting, a move that will increase pressure on Facebook, the company announced on Friday. The policy rollout follows CEO
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Up to speed: the Welsh village that installed its own fast broadbandThe Guardian - Sarah MarshBefore his village got a fast internet connection, Ben Longman’s life was a lot more complicated – and his business was a lot harder. Ordering stock for the pub where he is landlord, a process that should
Guardian AustraliaSocial Media Instagram tests hiding how many people like a post. That has influencers worriedThe Guardian - Kari PaulInstagram has begun to hide the number of users who have “liked” a photo for some accounts in the US in an ongoing effort to create a less stressful experience. The shift had influencers, artists, celebrities
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Labour's free broadband plan fires up the election battleThe Guardian - Peter Walker, Rajeev Syal and Heather StewartThe prime minister attacked Labour’s ambitious plan to nationalise part of BT and provide free broadband across the UK as a “crazed communist scheme” on Friday, amid a furious backlash from business. believes
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Outcry after Facebook sponsors gala featuring Brett KavanaughThe Guardian - Edward Helmore in New YorkFacebook is facing criticism for sponsoring the annual gala dinner of the Federalist Society, the powerful rightwing legal group behind the nomination of the conservative supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Will Google get away with grabbing 50m Americans' health records?The Guardian - Julia Carrie Wong in San FranciscoFew things are certain in the American healthcare system – except for the paperwork. The tedious ritual of signing forms authorizing new providers to access our medical history is the result of a rarity
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Voters ‘used as lab rats’ in political Facebook adverts, warn analystsThe Guardian - Jamie DowardParties will get better at using these tools, so we need regulation now Sam Jeffers, co-founder, Who Targets Me? The three main political parties in England and Wales are using Facebook audiences “as rats
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizationsThe Guardian - Jessica Glenza in New YorkFrom our organizational perspective, vaccine misinformation causes real harm to individuals and their communities The majority of Facebook ads spreading misinformation about vaccines are funded by two
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Hologram-like device animates objects using ultrasound wavesThe Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorIt may not rival the technology found in a galaxy far, far away, but everyone has to start somewhere. Researchers in Sussex have built a device that displays 3D animated objects that can talk and interact
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Virgin V6 TV review: jack of all trades, master of noneThe Guardian - Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editorVirgin Media is Sky’s long-time rival in the pay-TV space, delivering TV coverage through its own cable network to its latest V6 box. Positioned as the king of the aggregators where you can get everyone’s
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Do I really need fibre broadband?The Guardian - Jack SchofieldI signed up for fibre broadband a couple of years ago but am now wondering whether it is worth the cost. The only devices I use in my home are a six-year-old Toshiba Satellite L870 laptop and a Samsung
Guardian AustraliaTechnology German firm told to wind up cryptocoin business after pyramid scheme claimsThe Guardian - Philip Oltermann in BerlinA German cryptocurrency company that used the former football stars Lothar Matthäus, Roberto Carlos and Patrick Kluivert to promote its products has been ordered by a German watchdog to wind up its blockchain-based
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Tesla cites Brexit as Germany chosen over UK for European plantThe Guardian - Julia KolleweThe Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, has said Brexit uncertainty played a role in the firm’s decision to build its first European factory in Germany rather than the UK. The billionaire entrepreneur revealed
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Google to offer personal banking accounts in partnership with CitigroupThe Guardian - Edward HelmoreGoogle is preparing to launch a personal checking account service, a move that comes as its big tech rivals are increasingly focused on consumer finance. The project, in partnership with Citigroup and
Guardian AustraliaRace & Ethnicity Black Facebook staff describe workplace racism in anonymous letterThe Guardian - Mario KoranOne year after a former Facebook manager accused the company of having “a black people problem” – failing its black employees by allowing the proliferation of a hostile workplace culture — an anonymous
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera when users scroll through their feedThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoA system bug has been allowing Facebook to access iPhone cameras as users scroll through their feed, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Twitter user Joshua Maddux tweeted a screen recording this weekend
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Facebook: we would let Tories run 'doctored' Starmer video as adThe Guardian - Alex Hern and Jim WatersonFacebook would allow the Conservative party to promote its “doctored” video of Keir Starmer as a paid-for advert during the election campaign, the social network has confirmed. But the company has announced
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Far right 'use Russian-style propaganda to spread misinformation'The Guardian - Alex HernMisinformation techniques first deployed by Russian agents are now more commonly used in Britain by the far right, as well as by politicians to convince their own voters, an audience in Oxford has been
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Google's secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblowerThe Guardian - Ed Pilkington in New YorkA whistleblower who works in Project Nightingale, the secret transfer of the personal medical data of up to 50 million Americans from one of the largest healthcare providers in the US to Google, has expressed
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Google Nest Hub Max review: bigger, better and smarter displayThe Guardian - Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editorGoogle’s latest smart display is larger and can recognise your face for proactively showing you personalised information making it just that little bit smarter than competitors. The £219 Nest Hub Max Google’s
Guardian AustraliaTechnology Google's healthcare partnership sparks fears for privacy of millionsThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San Francisco and agenciesGoogle’s announcement of a partnership with a major healthcare provider raises fresh privacy concerns as the tech company expands its footprint into the healthcare industry. Monday’s announcement comes
Guardian AustraliaLong-form Journalism History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the futureThe Guardian - Laura SpinneyIn its first issue of 2010, the scientific journal Nature looked forward to a dazzling decade of progress. By 2020, experimental devices connected to the internet would deduce our search queries by directly
