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12 November 202212 November 2022

Digital developments from Canberra 13

The House of Representatives was sitting this week, but it was mostly routine stuff. Some telco data legislation, some ACCC recommendations, and yeah more data breaches.

08 November 202210 March 2023

The 9pm Underwater Doomsday Conversation with H I Sutton

Defence analyst H I Sutton and one of his submarine illustrations. (Photo: Supplied)

Finally, it’s time to talk about submarines. The spring series of The 9pm Edict continues with a conversation about what submarines in the 21st century can and can’t do with defence analyst and illustrator H I Sutton of Covert Shores.

06 November 202213 November 2022

Weekly Wrap 649: Schadenfreude is such an addictive drug

My week of Monday 31 October to Sunday 6 November 2022 included more food and drink outside the home than I’d planned, and I spent too long rejoicing in schadenfreude over the dramas at Twitter, but I did get a few things done. I even set up a Mastodon account, just in case.

05 November 202205 November 2022

Digital developments from Canberra 12

Parliament wasn’t sitting this week, but there’s been some movement from Home Affairs on the digital identity and data breach front, a cyber threat report, a new audit work program, and more annual reports.

04 November 202213 May 2023

The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 403, “Has Elon Musk sunk Twitter? Should Medibank pay its cyber-ransom?”

The header of Elon Musk’s Twitter page as at 4 November 2022. (Screenshot: Stilgherrian) Inset: Vertical Hold podcast profile image. (Supplied)

Elon Musk finally owns Twitter, but is the social media giant circling the drain or about to become something entirely new? Should Medibank pay the ransom to keep customers‘ sensitive medical data safe? I was on this week’s Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News and this is an updated version.