Ange Lavoipierre is the national technology reporter for ABC News. They're also the host and EP of Schmeitgeist, an ABC podcast exploring trends and phenomena in tech and internet culture. Previously, she presented the ABC's first daily news podcast, The Signal.
Ange has been an ABC journalist for 15 years, filing for news and current affairs programs ranging from triple j's Hack to Background Briefing. You can follow Ange on X or Threads at @angelavoipierre , or contact her securely on Proton Mail .
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The Federal Court has ordered Apple to open up its devices to other app stores, as part of a landmark finding that the tech giant violated Australian competition law.
The privacy commissioner has launched a formal investigation into the Chinese software company behind an influx of cheap smart glasses to Australia.
A controversial proposed data centre has been withdrawn by its developer after it became a flashpoint amid growing opposition to the AI infrastructure development across the country.
A new generation of ultra-cheap smart glasses is exposing Australians' sensitive data to hackers.
A new generation of ultra-cheap smart glasses is exposing Australians' sensitive data to hackers.
Basic testing has revealed stored videos and photos can be stolen from the controversial devices, using only bluetooth.
Independent testing finds a hacker can access cheap smart glasses without a password, allowing them to gain control of the glasses and stored images.
The head of Instagram says the average person who turns off their algorithm will have a much worse "user experience", as Australia debates new opt-out laws.
Dozens of Australian politicians have been targeted by a foreign network of Facebook pages spreading inflammatory AI deepfakes.
Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
Meta's landmark court settlement is being hailed by some as social media's "big tobacco moment", but there is no guarantee Australians will benefit from the safety measures it has agreed to.
Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
There's growing support for an import ban on so-called "smart glasses" amid an influx of low cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
The Greens plan to launch a Senate bill when Parliament next sits to halt the import of wearable recording devices for at least 12 months, until tougher privacy protections are passed into law.
Australia's social media ban for under 16-year-olds has officially started, marking a world-first push to protect children from phone addiction and online harms.
Australia's world-first social media ban for teens officially starts in a week.
Today marks the official start of the teen social media ban. Here's everything you need to know.
Australians who share AI deepfakes of another person without consent could be sued or fined under a new bill.
Tech giant Meta has begun giving hundreds of thousands of Australian teens a two-week warning to "download or delete" their account data from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
Meta begins giving hundreds of thousands of Australian teens a two-week warning to "download or delete" their data from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
Australia's online safety regulator, Julie Inman Grant, has been labelled a "zealot" and called to testify before US Congress over concerns her office is censoring the internet for Americans.
Across the ABC channels today, we are focusing on the upcoming social media ban for under 16's; how will it work? why is it needed? and as parents - what do you need to think about in the lead up.
Australia's eSafety commissioner says her team has "taken Roblox to task" over its risk of exposing children to harm but warned the online gaming platform may not be included in the upcoming social media ban.
Experts warn Roblox has a predator problem, amid reports Australian children are being exposed to a range of disturbing experiences on the platform.
A constitutional fight is brewing over Australia's world-first social media ban, according to top legal scholars.
It's now just two months until the ban on Australian teens under 16 using social media comes into place and face scanning tools are one of several linchpin technologies social media companies will depend on to kick children off their platforms.
