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.
The Weekly Cybers #51
Meta continues its swerve to the right, NBN to dump fibre-to-the-node, Services Australia gets a new minister, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #50
Australia’s treasurer talks up cryptocurrency, Meta dumps fact-checking and loosens hateful conduct rules, federal agencies’ cybersecurity goes backwards, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #49
The continuing saga of Australia’s eSafety rules, some thoughts on digital childhood, another slap down for Craig Wright, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #48
A new way to make big online platforms pay for news, yet another call to break open encrypted communications, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #47
Home Affairs launches a consultation on cybersecurity resilience, a trial shows you can verify a user’s age without recording their ID, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #46
A massive week for digital policy, including social media age bans for under-16s, new cybersecurity laws, a call for national AI regulation, and even — finally! — updates to the Privacy Act.
The Weekly Cybers #45
Government rushes to pass social media bans for under-16s, ASD issues new threat report, and a whole lot more.
