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The abuse tactics fraudsters use to break the hearts and wallets of those looking online for love

  • Written by: Cassandra Cross, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
The abuse tactics fraudsters use to break the hearts and wallets of those looking online for loveRomance fraudsters trap their victims using use similar techniques to those seen in domestic violence cases.Shutterstock/Ogovorka

The techniques used by fraudsters in online romance scams are similar to those found in domestic violence cases, according to our research published in the British Journal of Criminology last month.

The finding may help...

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Children aren't liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them

  • Written by: Christine Eriksen, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research, University of Wollongong
Children aren't liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let themPicture painted by a primary school child in Sri Lanka after the tsunami in 2005UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Our world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to fire, flood and other natural hazards. While our instinct as adults may be to shield children from these possibilities, this does them a real disservice.

Lessons from El Salvador and the...

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Not all vaginal implants are a problem and treating them the same puts many women at risk

  • Written by: Jennifer King, Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney
Not all vaginal implants are a problem and treating them the same puts many women at riskAround on in five women might need surgical treatment for prolapse or urinary incontinence.from shutterstock.com

Last week, a Senate Committee investigating the impacts of “transvaginal mesh implants” on women in Australia handed down its report, with 13 recommendations. The implants are medical devices surgically inserted to prevent...

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It's time for third-party data brokers to emerge from the shadows

  • Written by: Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
It's time for third-party data brokers to emerge from the shadowsPersonal data has been dubbed the “new oil”, and data brokers are very efficient miners.Emanuele Toscano/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Facebook announced last week it would discontinue the partner programs that allow advertisers to use third-party data from companies such as Acxiom, Experian and Quantium to target users.

Graham Mudd,...

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