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The tech industry has never been more powerful. How do the government's policies stack up? | Samantha Floreani

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There's never been a more important time to care about technology.

Understanding how tech both the tools and the industry is changing has become a key responsibility of any government worth its salt.

Australia ’s Privacy Act pre-dates the web and falls embarrassingly behind on the world stage.

While Australia may be lagging behind on privacy, politicians love to claim we’re “world leading” in online safety.

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