The Weekly Cybers #77
RBA calls for an end to card payment surcharges, Meta reckons its AI needs our personal information to understand Australians, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #76
Australia’s social media age restrictions are in the news again, the Qantas data breach wasn’t so “sophisticated” after all, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #75
ART overturns eSafety takedown notice, Services Australia moves to Finance, Qantas suffers a data breach, and AI video fakes get harder to spot.
The Weekly Cybers #74
It’s YouTube versus the eSafety Commissioner in the social media age restrictions debate, the ACCC completes its mammoth inquiry into digital platforms, and NSW police reckon they’ve caught the Western Sydney University hacker.
The Weekly Cybers #73
Is the age assurance tech trial going well or badly? Depends who you ask. Also, Optus cops a $100 million penalty, Amazon to invest $20 billion, and Ghost Bat reaches an important milestone.
The Weekly Cybers #72
PM Anthony Albanese is still all for social media age restrictions, digital identities are a challenge to traditional espionage, and robot taxis are being lured to their death in LA.
The Weekly Cybers #71
Services Australia says AI and automation will be deployed with empathy, Apple faces pressure to open up app sales, HMAS Canberra kills Kiwi wi-fi, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #70
Work on Australia’s social media age restrictions continues, reporting your ransomware payments is now compulsory, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #69
ASIO and AFP are back with home affairs, the OAIC’s inquiry into children’s online privacy actually asks children, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #68
Albanese announces his new ministry, Australia’s social media age restriction tech trials grind on, more AI stories, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #67
Labor wins the election, but until we know more we’ve got plenty of AI news from around the world.
The Weekly Cybers #66
China has a new cable-cutting submarine thing, APNIC has a new-ish boss, the people of Melbourne use OSINT to track public transport ticket inspectors, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #65
So where are the bold digital policies this election? Is “social media scary protect kiddies” all we can look forward to? Do we need a public digital infrastructure?
The Weekly Cybers #64
eSafety’s international fines slammed as “vibes-based virtue signalling”, warnings on election disinformation, US defunds CVE cybersecurity research database, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #63
Fallout from last week’s superannuation company hacks, AI passes the Turing test (or not), and yet another call for a civilian cyber reserve.
The Weekly Cybers #62
AEC rules that podcasts are The Media too, Budget a “missed opportunity”, ASX tech is rubbish, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #61
Little digital thrill in the Budget, slow progress in the age assurance tech trial, the US can’t handle its military secrets, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #60
Australian intelligence review released, news of encrypted messaging apps, new Treasury rules for cryptocurrency, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #59
Ransomware payment reporting is now mandatory, concerns over election misinformation and corporate “cyberwashing”, and why the 1980s D&D panic informs social media policy.
The Weekly Cybers #58
Proposed new rules for social media platforms, calls for sweeping changes to government AI, and no, Facebook isn’t for emergencies.