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How to preserve our privacy in an AI-enabled world of smart fridges and fitbits? Here are my simple fixes

Image: ShutterstockThe Second Law of Thermodynamics states that the total entropy of a system – the amount of disorder – only ever increases. In other words,...

The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here’s how they’re sanctioning Russia

Image: ShutterstockThe world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose...

Google’s and Facebook’s loud appeal to users over the news media bargaining code shows a lack of political power

 Image: ShuttlestockOver the past few weeks, Google and Facebook have engaged in desperate attempts to avoid regulation under the Australian government’s proposed mandatory news media...

Google is leading a vast, covert human experiment. You may be one of the guinea pigs

 Image: ShuttlestockOn January 13 the Australian Financial Review reported Google had removed some Australian news content from its search results for some local users.Speaking to the Guardian,...

The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search

Image: Jens Meyer/AP The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition...

Apple, Google and Fortnite’s stoush is a classic case of how far big tech will go to retain power

Image: Shuttlestock There has been a clash of clans in mobile gaming, with angry birds Apple, Google and Epic Games in a saga over...

Microsoft’s takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants – not users

Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/Sipa USA In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines.After months of...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.