Joseph Brookes

Legislators around the world want to give consumers more control over their data and personal information in the digital age. Already the effects of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are being felt by businesses worldwide. Yet the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a forthcoming privacy law from the home

Digital experiences have never been more important but the understanding of what it takes to deliver them hasn’t kept pace with rising expectations, according to Fran Rosch, CEO of ForgeRock, a multinational digital identity platform provider.  Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter Rosch, in Sydney for his company’s local

Australia’s Open Banking regime will quickly move from a compliance issue to a new way of doing business, according to Theo Albers, managing director of Infosys Finacle Australia. But Albers, whose company overhauls banking platforms with products that together serve nearly half a billion consumers globally, warns most of Australia’s

The Digital Transformation Agency will integrate myGovID, the government’s digital identity tool which uses biometric authentication, with six myGov services through a series of pilot programs in the next 12 months. Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter It is a significant step in the DTA’s digital identity program, which

Across APAC consumers increasingly prefer digital channels for financial services. The trend, combined with regulatory changes that lower barriers to entry, is helping digital-only banks overcome incumbents’ traditional trust and scale advantages, according to new research from Forrester. But in Australia, the research shows the pace of switching to digital-only

The NSW Government will bring together key stakeholders in November in an effort to further develop an AI ethics framework and strategy for the state.  A thought leadership summit, to be held at NSW Parliament, will explore how the technology can be best used by government agencies and in policy

Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing the country’s largest health services booking platform, HealthEngine, alleging it secretly sold the data of 135,000 patients to insurance brokers and doctored patients’ reviews to improve the appearance of practices. Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter HealthEngine has blamed the practice on rapid growth

Google has awarded the University of Sydney’s Westmead Applied Research Centre a $1 million prize and expert support to continue the development of its digital health program which uses AI to predict heart attacks. The digital health project this week won the inaugural AI Impact Challenge, a program run by

The government is continuing its visa scheme for technology workers in startups and large companies following what it says was a successful 12 month trial. Known as the Global Talent – Employer Sponsored program (GTES), organisations can apply for five year visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Sign up for

Data61, the data science research arm of the CSIRO, has begun a global search for its next CEO to replace inaugural chief Adrian Turner who is stepping down from the role in September. Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter Turner has led Data61 since it formed in 2016 and