Everyone has an opinion, and here’s ours. With a touch of humour, we explore residential construction and life’s quirks, surrounded by like-minded folks.
Think privacy is a lost cause? Think again. We break down data profiling, new laws, and give you a clear action plan—for you, business, and government. Includes a ready-to-use Digital Bill of Rights.
AI companions aren’t just chatty — they’re emotionally responsive. That’s helpful, until deep tailoring starts steering how we feel and act. Here’s what the cases, the regulators, and the research say — and how to build (and use) safer tools.
You are the product. Your personal data is being harvested and sold without your true consent, fuelling surveillance capitalism. It's time to fight back. Here's why we need a simple, powerful, and global Digital Bill of Rights to reclaim our digital lives and demand that technology serves humanity.
In earlier posts we looked at your privacy, bias, and algorithmic nudges. Now, we discuss surveillance capitalism—a system where your behaviour, emotions, even attention become commodities—and reveal how AI deepens this invisible exploitation.
In 2025, AI is profiling you as you speak, move—even as you sit there. No surveys required. From your smartwatch to your smart car, everything’s feeding invisible algorithms that build emotional profiles on the fly. And yes—it’s creepy, relentless, and a wake-up call to take your rights back.
Cambridge Analytica collapsed in 2018, but its methods never died. Former staff and investors re-emerged in new firms—Emerdata, Auspex, and Data Propria—still using psychological profiling and micro-targeting to influence politics. Same game, same players, new names - your the target!
Cambridge Analytica wasn’t just a scandal, it was a preview of how data could be weaponised. In this first post of our six-part series, we break down how they pulled it off—and why the same tactics still shape what you think, how you vote, and what you see online.
Brand-new homes are flooding—and it's not just bad luck. From minimum slab heights and poor drainage to disappearing inspections and planning failures, this post breaks down why it's happening and what builders, certifiers, and buyers must do to stop it.
Australia’s future is on the line. The 2025 Orange Book from the Grattan Institute lays out a roadmap for the next federal government—covering housing, energy, tax reform, what it means for you as a homeowner or renter.