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Ritesh Chugh

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Australia, Melbourne
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Covers:  Socio-technical issues; Social media; Information systems; Educational technology; Technology-enhanced learning
Associate Professor - ICT @CQU 🇦🇺 | Socio-technologist | SFHEA | Associate Editor-Comp Applications in Engr Ed; IJISPM | Social Goodness Believer. he/him ©.

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Dr Ritesh Chugh is an information systems socio-technological expert from CQUniversity. As an award-winning educationalist and researcher with many years of rich experience, he has contributed to varied pedagogical and research outcomes. He has been interviewed multiple times on radio talkback shows and received media attention in many outlets such as The Age, The Australian, The Conversation, ABC, SBS and Sydney Morning Herald for his work on various social media and information systems-relate…

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Phone wet and won't turn on? Here's what to do with water damage (hint: putting it in rice won't ...

Phone wet and won't turn on? Here's what to do with water damage (hint: putting it in rice won't ...

f you've ever gotten your phone wet in the rain, dropped it in water or spilt liquid over it, you're not alon…

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Screwed over: how Apple and others are making it impossible to get a cheap and easy phone repair

Screwed over: how Apple and others are making it impossible to get a cheap and easy phone repair

If Apple and other tech companies have their way, it will only become harder to have our phones and other dev…

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Are you recording and sharing Zoom videos and screenshots? Beware of the risks

Are you recording and sharing Zoom videos and screenshots? Beware of the risks

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, people globally have started using video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Mi…

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Apple's iPhone 12 comes without a charger: a smart waste-reduction move, or clever cash grab?

Apple's iPhone 12 comes without a charger: a smart waste-reduction move, or clever cash grab?

Apple has released its new smartphone, the iPhone 12, without an accompanying charger or earbuds. Users have …

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By persisting with COVIDSafe, Australia risks missing out on globally trusted contact tracing

By persisting with COVIDSafe, Australia risks missing out on globally trusted contact tracing

Australia has ruled out abandoning the government's COVIDSafe contact tracing app in favour of the rival "Gap…

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Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of 'juice jacking'

Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of 'juice jacking'

Have you ever used a public charging station to charge your mobile phone when it runs out of battery? If so, …

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Ritesh Chugh, Author at Switzer

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By Ritesh Chugh
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Tech This year, around 85% of Australians are expected to complete it online. So how secure is the Census? And how...
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How to avoid online 2026 Census scams

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By Ritesh Chugh
| Switzer Daily Verified
Many Australians still remember the 2016 census because of the online outage that dominated headlines on census night. It was the first time a majority of Australians were expected to complete the census online. However, the website crashed, in what became widely known as #CensusFail. It wasn’t just any crash. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) took the online census offline after a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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85% of Australians will complete the census online. Here’s how to avoid potential scams

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By Ritesh Chugh
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Many Australians still remember the 2016 census because of the online outage that dominated headlines on census night. It was the first time a majority of Australians were expected to complete the census online. However, the website crashed, in what became widely known as #CensusFail. It wasn’t just any crash. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) took the online census offline after a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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How is social media changing news?

Social media has completely changed the way we consume news. It provides easy access to news and trending or viral stories. Sharing of news has become much easier because of social media. Social media has also provided a solid platform to amplify and extend the reach of news.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

As a journalist who has contributed to public scholarship, I see myself as a creator of infotainment - writing entertaining, informative and research-backed articles.

What's your favorite social network?

This question is like choosing between vices. Assuming that the question is about online social networks and not F2F social networks, I will pick Facebook.