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Perth’s facial recognition cameras prompt scowls – and a campaign to stop ‘invasive’ surveillance – 1 February 2020
Perth City Council has reportedly been filming and tracking people moving around parts of the city without their knowledge for six months. People being wrongly identified by cameras is still a concern.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/02/01/perth-facial-recognition/
Warning after sophisticated $149m scam – 1 February 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued an urgent warning over an elaborate tax scam which sends you an SMS and links you to an unofficial website and asks users to input bank details.
http://gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/warning-after-sophisticated-149m-scam/3934207/
4 global fraud payment trends to expect in 2020 – 30 January 2020
Article discusses how Social engineering, identity fraud, behavioral biometrics and machine learning are the top concerns for businesses in 2020.
http://mytotalretail.com/article/4-global-fraud-payment-trends-to-expect-in-2020/
http://mytotalretail.com/article/4-global-fraud-payment-trends-to-expect-in-2020/
Investigating Uber: more lawyers than drivers – 29 January 2020
Uber is under investigation for undertaking tax arrangements such as moving assets from Bermuda to the Netherlands in order to create tax deductions. An interesting independent review of Uber directors, their locations and Uber driver contract agreements.
https://www.michaelwest.com.au/investigating-uber-more-lawyers-than-drivers/
