Rent tech is an unavoidable part of modern renting – and renters have little control over what data they have to give up and what happens to it afterwards.

We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of tax

Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds w...

Internal and public government records reveals how the federal government has spent $60 million on contracts with the Trump-aligned company, bought a stake worth more than $160 million, but has never considered if it is a responsible investment.

2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind says

This article advances a critical analysis of digital technologies in rental housing by drawing out five trends in the Australian ‘RentTech’ market and placing t...

Around seven in 10 children remain on major platforms. Who could possibly have predicted that this wasn’t going to work? Well, lots of people

Author Thomas Dekeyser explains why modern resistance to Big Tech is a deeply sane response to a narrow vision of humanity.

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

The rise in real estate tech means renters often hand over huge amounts of revealing information to digital third parties – at great risk

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable

For A$30k you could have a remote employee see inside your home via a walking, talking machine with a chilling blank face. Count me out

One of Australia’s peak real estate bodies has issued a warning that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses...

In the face of technologies that sell us escapism at every turn, we need to build up tolerance for “inconvenience.”

Internet surveillance has killed eroticism. We need privacy to reclaim it.

The predictions platform is revealing what a world of total financialization will look like.

My social media feed is now a hellish stream of puerile AI slop. Am I stubborn to want to hang on to reality?

My social media feed is now a hellish stream of puerile AI slop. Am I stubborn to want to hang on to reality?