With the recent revelation about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Trump, most of us are thinking more about our online privacy and security than ever before. We have seen the spotlight shone on Mark Zuckerberg, and revelations of how Facebook data on ordinary citizens was allegedly used by Russia to target individuals with political propaganda.

On 2 May our special guest speaker will be Dr Jake Goldenfein from Swinburne University.

Dr Goldenfein is a respected expert on topics around the intersection of law and technology, with special interest in such issues as online privacy and the automation of legal action through “smart contracts”.

He is also concerned with distributed ledger technologies, most famously BitCoin, and their long-term impact. Dr Goldenfein’s work also embraces the effect digital technology is having on copyright and intellectual property rights in, for example, the music industry.

Dr Goldenfein is a board member of the Australian Privacy Foundation. He is widely published, most recently in The Conversation with an article “Close up: the government’s facial recognition plan could reveal more than just your identity”.

We are proud to have Dr Goldenfein as guest speaker at our 2 May meeting. He will be discussing the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal and its likely  impacts on online privacy going forward. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.