Scam texts feeling eerily timely? Social media ads creepily precise? Enjoy part 1 of the 'trailer' for our soon-to-be released report 'AUSTRALIANS FOR SALE', which goes into the dark details of the 'Xandr File' and the over 8300 'segments' traded about Australians Wolfie Christl

Our report is live on our website au.reset.tech/news! Susie Alegre draws on Xandr research from Wolfie Christl to reveal how vulnerable Australians are stalked & manipulated by the ads machine, at a staggering level of detail.

New Reset.Tech Australia report "Australians for Sale" on the commercial misuse and trade of personal information, targeted advertising and consumer manipulation, calling for comprehensive legal reforms in Australia. Written by Susie Alegre, I contributed research: au.reset.tech/news/coming-so…

Australians who gamble, drink, are minors and those under financial risk are being micro-targeted with online advertisements. CAMERONWILSON - CROSS-POSTED FROM OTHER PLATFORMS reports. crikey.com.au/2023/12/12/res…

X gutting safety staff creates ‘perfect storm’ for online hate | Joseph Brookes eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant Michelle Rowland dallas orkens Reset.Tech Australia #Twitter #OnlineSafety #eSafetyCommissioner buff.ly/48r0VjX

Details from purchases you've made are in the hands of companies you've never heard of - in this investigation I dive into the murky world of "cavalier" data broking and try to get major players to hand over the data they hold on CHOICE staff choice.com.au/consumers-and-…

Companies holding personal data on you are legally obliged to respond to your requests for that data within 30 days, so what happened when a bunch of CHOICE staff requested their data from some of Australia's biggest data brokers? choice.com.au/consumers-and-…

Privacy protections rely on us "consenting" to policies about how companies will use or sell our data. New research from Consumer Policy Research Centre and Dr Katharine Kemp finds that policies use complex and confusing terms to hide what's actually done with our data theconversation.com/70-of-australi…

'Algorithmic transparency' is a great start. But regulation needs to probe digital platforms' systems - 'not just' their algorithms. Our new report "NOT JUST ALGORITHMS" out today, with learnings for the upcoming Review of Australia's Online Safety Act. au.reset.tech/news/report-no…

Denise Shrivell A clear example of pushing responsibility onto users rather than the powerful platforms. We have a piece out shortly on a duty of care obligation for socmed co’s and why it should be written in to law!

New from me on why platform gestures at transparency in this country are largely bogus. With appreciation to Green jane for sinkhole language

The worst of online harms stems from the underlying digital systems — and we can't rely on the industry to fix that, writes dallas orkens. crikey.com.au/2024/05/02/age…

Excellent 137-p report on consumer data brokerage from the Australian competition and consumer protection regulator ACCC, in part informed by my work with Reset.Tech Australia and the Xandr/Microsoft segment file revealed by netzpolitik.org, The Markup and me: accc.gov.au/system/files/D…

Reminder: #QandA tonight 9.35pm. Host Patricia Karvelas is joined by: • eSafety Comm. Julie Inman Grant • Podcaster 𝕁𝕠𝕤𝕙 𝕊𝕫𝕖𝕡𝕤 • Data scientist Frances Haugen • Reset Tech AUS dallas orkens and • Writer, broadcaster Sam Perry Lots to discuss. #technology #SocialMedia

Yes!!! 3rd Circuit reverses dismissal in TikTok blackout challenge for PRODUCT LIABILITY & NEGLIGENCE claims b/c TikTok's algorithms that recommended the challenge is 1st party speech and not 3rd party speech. Let this be a lesson to all doubters. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/…

Our new report shows the leakage of sensitive "Real-Time Bidding" (RTB) data by Google and others about Australian defence personnel and political leaders to foreign states and non-state actors Wolfie Christl iccl.ie/digital-data/a…

The bad news is the case didn't settle for my 13 y-o- client who was abducted, tortured, and suffered indescribable things. The good news is the case is going to blow the top out of any remains of S 230 in the 9th Cir. And the platform gonna be synonymous w/ child predation.