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Meet some of our researchers

We’re world leaders in data science research and engineering and trusted advisers to government, business and academia. Our researchers are renowned experts in their fields, and the calibre and depth of their work is what provides us with our competitive advantage. Meet: Dr Marthie Grobler, Senior Research Scientist and Supervisor of the Human Centric...

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Australia has cemented itself as a global leader in privacy enhancing technologies after winning an international bid to bring the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium (PETS) to Sydney in 2021. A joint tender between CSIRO’s Data61 and The Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub, both of which will be hosting the event, secured the conference, which comes...

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Hear from the experts on how organisations and individuals can protect themselves this Data Privacy Day, 28 January 2020 January 28th marks Data Privacy Day, “an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust”. There is currently a widespread shift in Australia towards increasing consumer rights around data...

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

If data is the new oil, then consumer privacy is the refinery that transforms the product into the safe and useable end result. As we move further into the Digital Revolution, new and innovative solutions are needed to ensure we’re protecting one of our most valuable resources. In 2017, it was revealed that Cambridge...

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Back in 2019, Flo Health’s ovulation tracker app shared private user information with Facebook, alerting the social media giant when a user was having her menstrual cycle or was intending to conceive. That data was then matched to an individual’s Facebook profile, with relevant ads being targeted towards that particular user. When contacted for comment by The Journal,...

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Digital deceit and data privacy scandals plagued 2018, with everyone trying to keep up with expeditiously evolving platforms and technologies. What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it? Is regulation the answer and who should take responsibility for it? Can technology be both the problem and the solution? Four experts – Prof...

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Data61’s Year in Review

As we come to a close on 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what an exciting year it’s been at CSIRO’s Data61. Our fourth year saw a flurry of activity, with a number of exciting milestones reached, including the launch of the Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne, our largest D61+ LIVE...

Dispatches from the frontline of the data science revolution

Algorithm: Issue 22

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Latest

Meet some of our researchers

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Data61’s Year in Review

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D61+ LIVE 2019 Highlights video

D61+ LIVE Answers: What a digital-driven economy will demand of Australian business

David Thodey on the science of growth

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Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

Data61 Mixed Reality Lab

Dispatches from the frontline of the data science revolution

Algorithm: Issue 22

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Latest

Meet some of our researchers

Australia wins international bid to bring prestigious online privacy preservation conference to Sydney

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

Data61’s Year in Review

Trending

D61+ LIVE 2019 Highlights video

D61+ LIVE Answers: What a digital-driven economy will demand of Australian business

David Thodey on the science of growth

Editor's choice

Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

Data61 Mixed Reality Lab

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