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Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences
Ausma Bernot, Griffith University By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one of the world’s most popular apps among young people – TikTok. Yet anecdotally...Continue reading→
Publishers vs the Internet Archive: why the world’s biggest online library is in court over digital book lending
Joanne Gray, University of Sydney and Cheryl Foong, Curtin University Earlier this month, the Internet Archive asked a US court to end a lawsuit filed against it by four large book publishers. The Internet Archive is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1996 that lends digital copies of books, music, movies and other digitised content to...Continue reading→
East SIG Report June 2022
Neil Muller Host Frank Maher opened the May meeting, again from home via Zoom. After welcoming members, Frank outlined the nights agenda which is shown below: Presentation 1: Q&A with George Skarbek Presentation 2: Creating Short custom URL Links Presentation 3: TV Evolution to Smart TVs – and all the Jargon The first presentation of the...Continue reading→
From The Editor June 2022
Hugh Macdonald I’m back and so is PC Update after a one month unscheduled hiatus. I do apologise about that. I took back the reins from David Stonier-Gibson, thinking I’d be right to produce the May issue, but had some complications with my recovery. By the time this happened it was too late for him...Continue reading→
Monthly Meeting July 2022
David Stonier-Gibson The July 2022 monthly meeting will be on Wednesday 6th July via zoom only: Click here to join meeting on Zoom a little before 7pm. Our MC, Peter bacon, will start at 7pm sharp. Guest segment: The Nordic Edge Our guest for July is Dr Andrew Scott, Professor of Politics and Policy at...Continue reading→
Interesting Internet Finds
Steve Costello While going through more than 300 RSS feeds, I often run across things that might be interesting to other user group members. The following are some items I found during August 2021. Internet Problems? Here’s How To Tell If It’s Your ISP’s Fault https://www.howtogeek.com/740382/internet-problems-heres-how-to-tell-if-its-your-isps-fault/ It is a matter of when not if you...Continue reading→
So this is how it feels when the robots come for your job: what GitHub’s Copilot ‘AI assistant’ means for coders
Ben Swift, Australian National University I love writing code to make things: apps, websites, charts, even music. It’s a skill I’ve worked hard at for more than 20 years. So I must confess last week’s news about the release of a new “AI assistant” coding helper called GitHub Copilot gave me complicated feelings. Copilot, which...Continue reading→
It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones
Ritesh Chugh, CQUniversity Australia While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is (meant to be) totally impervious to water. Last week, Samsung Australia was fined A$14 million by the Australian Federal...Continue reading→
Locate files and folders instantly
Jasmine Blue D’Katz I have been watching Tech for Seniors for several months, and like attending our monthly club meeting, I learn about different programs available to make using my computer easier. Recently, during his Evernote presentation, one of the TFS hosts was asked a question about finding files and folders on his computer. He...Continue reading→