anthonycaruana

Anthony forged a successful career as an IT executive before turning his communications skills to the media. He has written for every major technology masthead in Australia, covering consumer tech, information security and enterprise systems. He’s been a Lifehacker contributor for many years as well as editing Macworld Australia. He has appeared on every major TV network in Australia and is a regular commentator on radio as well as countless podcasts. As well as writing he runs the occasional marathon and trail race and can be found yelling “Drop it” in a loud voice to his dogs in local parks.
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  • New AR Tools Can Have A Dark Side

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    At the company’s MARS 2019 event Amazon showed off a number of new products and sefrvices. Amongst those were AR tech that lets people try clothes on virtually. Dubbed StyleSnap respectively, the new tool sounds like a good idea but there may be a dark side to these emerging technologies.

  • Westpac Data Breach: What Customers Need To Know

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    Yesterday, two significant data breaches were reported. Westpac disclosed that about 100,000 people had private data leaked through an attack on the recently PayID system and the Australian National University (ANU) said that the personal data of about 200,000 current and past students was accessed late last year and detected just two weeks ago. The…

  • Apple Kills iTunes In macOS And Adds A Sidecar

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    macOS 10.15, otherwise known as macOS Catalina hasn’t delivered too many surprises. The widely anticipated breakup of iTunes has happened along with the addition of the new Sidecar feature we heard about a few months ago. Screen Time comes to the Mac, for those wanting to track their time in front of the screen and…

  • Five Things To Watch Out For At Apple WWDC 2019

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    Apple might have built its cult following on the back of Steve Jobs’ ‘One more thing…’ but there are some patterns that we can follow, as well as tracking some of the better-sourced leaks. So, what can we expect from Apple when WWDC kicks off tomorrow?