Last Christmas and New Year the ideal present, for a girl of a certain age, from Japan to the UK was the neurowear clip-on of floppy ears driven by brain waves to reflect your mood. They would have been played with for one day and then put away forever. Such novelty peaks can be expected with many forms of wearable technology as it enters its manic phase with hugely overpriced acquisitions. Facebook is buying tiny Oculus VR, a Californian company which specialises in virtual reality headware, for around $2 billion. Is it worth that much? 

Sweeping privacy reforms that came into effect on the 12 March 2014 are the most significant changes to the Privacy Act 1988 since it came into force 25 years ago.  The 13 new Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) regulate the handling of personal information by the Australian Government and businesses with an annual turnover of more than $3 million.