The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, was an independent community of scholars based at UNSW Sydney that operated from 1 November 2017 until 1 June 2024. It sought to add breadth and depth to research on the diverse interactions among technological change, law, and legal practice. It had influence over academic and policy debates through its engagement with the legal profession, the judiciary, industry, government and the broader community and its many submissions to policy processes.

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The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation to close in 2024

Wed 22 November 2023

The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation will cease operations on Saturday, 1 June 2024.

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Katharine Kemp

The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here’s why it matters

Tue 29 October 2019

Katharine Kemp, Co-Leader, of hub stream 'Data as a Source of Market Power' provides commentary to The Conversation about the ACCCs first move against...

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Monika Zalnieriute

Why the Coalition blinked on the facial recognition database

Mon 28 October 2019

Hub research fellow Monika Zalnieriute comments on the review of laws extending the use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement read more...

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The future of artificial intelligence in policing

Fri 25 October 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are being used in a variety of commercial and government settings for “smarter” decision making. In criminal...

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Submission: Review of Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018

Fri 25 October 2019

Allens Hub director Lyria Bennett Moses and Hub member Genna Churches filed a supplementary submission to the Independent National Security...

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Submission: Data Sharing and Release Legislative Reforms Discussion Paper

Wed 23 October 2019

Allens Hub Director Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Allens Hub Intern Emily Watson, and Allens Hub researchers Genna Churches and Dr Monika Zalnieriute...

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Submission: New and Emerging Digital Technologies and Human Rights

Wed 23 October 2019

This submission to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee made some broad observations about emerging digital technologies and human rights...

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Submission: To the Inquiry into Centrelink’s Compliance Program

Wed 23 October 2019

The Allens Hub, together with the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law wrote a short submission to the Inquiry into Centrelink’s Compliance Program...

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Submission: Electoral Matters Inquiry into the 2019 Federal Election

Tue 24 September 2019

Find a copy of the submission here.  It is submission number 137

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Second annual Allens Hub debate

Fri 20 September 2019

This year, two teams of Allens lawyers argued their positions on Privacy vs Security, in the second annual Allens Hub debate. The topic was: enhanced...

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