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.
The Weekly Cybers #57
The commentariat froths over Starlink’s risk to regional Australia, Apple comes up with a sensible way to do age verification, and the ABC recreates Senator Jacqui Lambie for $100.
The Weekly Cybers #56
ASIO warns of young people’s vulnerability to radicalisation, the eSafety Commissioner discovers that most young kids are already using social media, and AI continues to be rubbish when tested.
The Weekly Cybers #55
AI doesn’t work, AI makes you dumb, AI for HR is high-risk, the US says don’t worry about AI safety, and Apple fights a UK backdoor order.
The Weekly Cybers #54
Online platforms to cop a Digital Duty of Care, but when? DeepSeek continues to break brains, concerns rise over dependence on Musk’s Starlink, and the Scams Prevention Framework is about to arrive.
The Weekly Cybers #53
Chinese AI DeepSeek breaks people’s brains, the UK reports on AI safety, Donald Trump dabbles in cryptocurrency, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #52
Trump’s executive orders and Musk’s sookage echo around the world, the Tech Policy Design Institute is launched in Canberra, Services Australia keeps on keeping on with debt recovery, and much more.
