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When we first started this company over a decade ago here in Australia, my vision was to create an exceptional media management system, that not only embraced consent protocols but offered a seamless, secure, time saving integration tool for educational institutions....
As we bid farewell to 2023, it not only marks the conclusion of another year but symbolises a transformative era for my family. My child ("Gen Zer") is embarking on a journey from school to the next chapter of her life, whether it be higher education or employment. In...
Schools should take note of how they use social media. The following trends are very concerning. 1. TikTok used as a primary online communication tool by schools. This week one of Australia’s leading school cyber safety experts, Susan McLean, on the Today Show again...
A compelling privacy issue of our time is the use of facial recognition (FR) and the potential invasiveness of this technology. Quite apart from the use of FR in civil surveillance and law enforcement, which is highly topical and has been the subject of proposed (and...
I applaud all schools who have taken up the essential cause of protecting student privacy online during this pandemic. In fact, a positive outcome of this horrible experience is the triggering of necessary improvements in the selection and use of technology at schools...
Did you know... Only 52% of Australian parents/carers talk to their children about online safety and 51% didn’t know what to do to help? These and many other surprising facts were shared by the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) just before COVID...
A lot of children are isolated at home at the moment using their mobiles and the internet - a recipe for increased exposure to online abuse which early statistics are supporting. As a mum, I am extremely passionate about child protection. So much so that eight years...
There appears to be a great divide between schools who are prepared for using remote environments to cater to unforeseen changes, and those who are not. Ensuring your school is working with highly secure platforms that provide server security and the protection of...
Not all facial recognition (FR) solutions are the scary, dystopian, nightmarish creations profiled in the media of late. FR can be used for good too – after all FR is merely a tool, it is the where, why and how it is used that makes all the difference. My company,...
As an Australian, 2020 kicked off to a tumultuous and gut-wrenching start with the loss of land, homes, lives and wildlife from the bush fires that have swept our nation. While we've felt somewhat out of control, unsafe and vulnerable in the face of ongoing drought...