June 2020

Welcome to the fifth episode of A Techno-Legal Update
(@TechLegalUpdate), a podcast bringing to you
analysis of significant developments at the intersection of law
and technology. 


This edition analyses:


1. The Australian Government’s committing to refund $721 million
in debts levied through the ‘Robodebt’ program. 


2. The technology companies, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft,
announcing that they will no longer allow police to access their
facial recognition products. 


Disclaimer: This episode was produced by me,
Ravi Nayyar (@ravirockks), as part of my role as
Special Interest Group, Technology, Officer for the
Communications, Entertainment and Technology Law Committee of New
South Wales Young Lawyers (@cetlaw).