Associate ProfessorJoel Scanlan

Multiple Tasmanian hotels have been swept up in a data breach involving third-party booking provider RMS. Guests are being warned to delete suspicious messages, and not click on any links.

In the early 2000s, 'Catch a Predator' was a phenomenon. Primetime is a new movie examining its history, and Chris Hasnson its host. This interview relates to how this impacted on keeping kids safe, and what are some of the approaches can be implemented to prevent the harm.

A radio interview about the unfortunate rise in what is referred to as sadistic online exploitation, in which young people are targeted by other young people and coerced into committing degrading and harmful acts.

How might the coming changes under the digital duty of care affect the social media feeds of Tasmanians?

A discussion of the impacts of algorithms and the likely impact of the new changes within the digital duty of care.

An interview about what Telegram is, the harms that occur there, and why the eSafety Commissioner is taking them to the Federal Court for their failure to remove harmful material from their platform.

eSafety has issued guidance to schools to reconsider sharing photos of staff and students on social media and school websites, in light of the growing prevalence and risk of deepfake imagery created from this content.

From a Tasmanian chef jailed over AI child abuse material to a fake Royal Hobart Hospital surgery certificate, artificial intelligence has quietly become crime’s newest accomplice.

An interview about eSafety's release of the third transparency report, primarily about sexual extortion, but also a conversation that included deepfake imagery creation.

A discussion about AI and its growing use in many of the services we use. We discuss the challenges related to whether we can opt out.

A discussion of the common reuse of passwords, and how that can make us vulnerable. This conversation described password managers and passkeys, and how to keep ourselves secure online.

An interview about the reversal by Meta on their stance in using end-to-end encryption on Instagram. While making content moderation easier, it also impacts privacy protections. Child safety should be implemented whether E2EE is used or not.

Tasmania's education department and TAFE institute say they will continue to investigate the impacts of an international cyber-attack.

Booking.com is notifying customers of a data breach in which unauthorised parties accessed booking details, including names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

Big tech is under fire for failing to protect Aussie kids from online sexual abuse, including a sharp rise in sextortion and abuse via video calls and livestreams. Reports to the Australian Federal Police jumped 41% last year, showing just how fast the problem is growing.

A small business in Launceston is being negatively affected because it shares a name to an unrelated UK business that was closed due to allegations of animal cruelty. The Google AI-generated summary thinks they are the same business, and Lauceston locals who Google the local business are met with information about the allegations and that the business has closed, which it has not. This discussion explores when and how we can trust AI.

X's AI bot Grok has limited its image generator to paying subscribers over concerns about non-consensual sexual imagery. X owner Elon Musk continues to promote the AI tool, despite growing backlash and criticism.

Grok has come under fire in the last few days for 'undressing' women against their consent in response to prompts from X users. Today on Hack (Triple J) we speak to one of the young Aussies caught up in the Grok 'nudify' controversy, and we hear from an expert about the lack of safeguards in Grok allowing this to happen.

An increasing number of retailers in northern Tasmania are resorting to Auror, a global retail crime intelligence platform,that keeps tabs on shoppers with AI. The platform that enables them to report suspected crime and instances of antisocial behaviour - although not currently to Tas Police.