This Week In Digital Trust

Nov 25 2024 124 ep. 28 mins 258
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Regular conversations about tech policy, privacy, cyber security, AI safety and everything in between. This Week In Digital Trust is hosted by Arjun Ramachandran and Jordan Wilson-Otto, self-described technology enthusiasts with a passion for ensuring the use of technology leads to the best outcomes for humanity. Arjun and Jordan are Principals at elevenM, a specialist AI, privacy, cyber security and data governance consultancy in Australia. Arjun is a strategic communications expert and former journalist. Jordan is an expert in privacy regulation, policy development and program management.

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#122 Big ban theory - Why Australia’s social media ban for kids is raising eyebrows

Nov 25 2024 26 mins  
This week we discuss the Australian Government's plan to make 16 the minimum age to access social media. The plan has broad political support and resonates with many concerned parents, but there's more to it than meets the eye. We discuss the specifics of how the ban will be implemented (with key elements not yet solved and potentially problematic), and interrogate the underlying p

#121 Putting the "I" in AI - How your personal information powers artificial intelligence

Nov 11 2024 30 mins  
Awareness is growing that the power of many AI tools derives from the fact that they are trained on our personal information. We discuss how regulators (like Australia's OAIC) are now stepping up their expectations that privacy obligations be adhered to by developers and deployers of AI. We also explore the case study of Australian start-up harrison.ai - whose AI tool was trained o

#120 The auction of you - How your data is sold daily to the highest bidder

Oct 28 2024 28 mins  
This week on the podcast, our eyes are opened to a remarkable online advertising practice called "real-time bidding". RTB is where an auction involving the sensitive information of online users is initiated as they load up a web page, with advertisers bidding for the space on the page. Recent reports from Reset.Tech Australia and the Irish Council of Civil Liberties reveal the prac

#119 Not just another AI safety standard

Oct 14 2024 27 mins  
This week on the podcast, we're looking at a promising development in helping Australian organisations manage AI risks. The Australian Government has released its Voluntary AI Safety Standard, as part of its safe and responsible AI agenda. The Standard features 10 guardrails as a practical blueprint for how Australian organisations can safely and responsibly use and innovate with A

#118 Still waiting for Terminator - how the debate on existential AI risk has shifted

Sep 30 2024 32 mins  
This week on the podcast, we discuss how the conversation about AI risks seems to be shifting away from the catastrophic, existential, wiping-out-of-humanity type of scenarios. While the X-risk proponents are still out there, media coverage, regulators and the public at large seem to be homing in on more immediate and tangible AI concerns like discrimination, privacy violations, an

#117 A reform story in two tranches - our reaction to new privacy laws

Sep 17 2024 31 mins  
After five years of consultation on privacy reforms, the Federal Government has finally introduced legislation into the parliament. Its been billed by the Attorney General as the "first tranche" and a "first step", with promises of more reforms to come. In this episode, we share our reaction to the bill and break down what's in and what's been left for a

#116 Meet "Tex" - Australia's rootinest tootinest digital identity system

Sep 09 2024 31 mins  
This week Arj is joined by elevenM’s resident digital ID ‘aficionado’ Brett Watson to discuss all things digital identity. In Episode 85 Jordan and Brett unpacked what a digital ID is, what it can do, and the various services and components that make up a digital ID system. Since then, the Australian Government has passed enabling legislation for its digital identity system a

#115 How the US election could shape privacy, AI and tech policy

Aug 26 2024 26 mins  
This week, Arj is joined by elevenM colleague Jonathan Gadir to explore how the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris might impact tech policy. Drawing on the candidate's statements and constituencies, and the existing commitments of their parties, we explore the potential implications of the November election result on AI, priv

#114 Adam Ford on the evolution of the modern privacy professional

Aug 12 2024 30 mins  
This week we're in conversation with Adam Ford, who is Managing Director ANZ for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (full bio below). IAPP is the largest and most comprehensive privacy community around the globe. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the trends and emerging demands on the privacy profession, the role privacy practitioners are playing in

#113 The small business exemption - sensible carve-out or privacy blackspot?

Jul 29 2024 25 mins  
This week, Arj is joined by elevenM colleague Jonathan Gadir to discuss the small business exemption to the Privacy Act. The exemption means that businesses with an annual turnover of $3 million or less are generally exempt from complying with the Act. We explore the pros and cons of the exemption, and whether the government is is likely to remove the exemption as part of current