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Consent: Getting it right
TECHNOLOGY – With issues surrounding privacy and consent in the spotlight like never before, pixevety CEO Colin Anson talks to Education Matters about how schools can get the most out of their photos and videos, while still protecting the digital identities...
15 years of Facebook
INTERVIEW – This year marks 15 years of Facebook, and more than ever the name ‘facebook’ has been connected to the word ‘privacy’ and concerns about what it means for children. Female.com.au – FEB 2019
How I Succeeded: pixevety’s Colin Anson
PROFILE – A regular series on Lifehacker where we ask business leaders for the secrets and tactics behind their success. Today: Colin Anson, CEO and co-founder at pixevety. lifehacker.com.au – JAN 2019
MAKE 2019 THE ULTIMATE YEAR FOR SHARING PHOTOS RESPONSIBLY
As the year comes to a close, I’d like to thank everyone on LinkedIn who took the time to read my blogs this year. The ACCC’s digital platform findings released last week, the news just published on Facebook’s misuse of photos, and the New York Times opinion piece...
How to tackle digital privacy risks in 2019
TECHNOLOGY eLearning – The Educator looks at the emerging digital privacy risks in the year ahead and how one organisation is helping principals deal with it. THE EDUCATOR – DEC 2018
PRIVACY A TECH “TREND” FOR 2019 – HOW SCHOOLS CAN PREPARE
With the strengthening of the Australian privacy law to include mandatory data breach notification, the growing data privacy issues surrounding big tech companies like Facebook, Google - and even now Apple - the introduction of the Global Data Protection Regulation...
WHAT’S THE HARM IN SHARING STUDENT PHOTOS ONLINE?
In my line of work, I am often approached by parents concerned about cyber-bullying, image-based abuse, child photo harvesting and identity theft. Posting photos online without permission is increasingly becoming “the norm” these days and it’s probably why my recent...
AUSTRALIA, TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT SHARING CHILDREN’S IMAGES ONLINE
With both National Child Protection and eSmart Week happening next week, it should go without saying that sensitive information that directly identifies a person – like photo-sharing – should be done with caution, especially of children. Yet recent statistics shared...
IS YOUR SCHOOL GETTING IT RIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO PHOTO CONSENT?
With 80% of Australians now saying they would never want organisations sharing ‘Photos of my kids/family’ with third parties – higher than any other type of data or information – isn’t it time we checked in with our schools on how they manage photo consent? I’ve had...
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILD’S PHOTOS ARE BEING STORED?
Those familiar with The Incredibles movie know Edna Mode; the eccentric fashion designer whose questions challenge heroes to grow and change (for the better). Consider Edna’s intriguing question, “Do you know where he is?” (using that wonderful Japanese-German...