Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
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If you’re a “content creator” of any kind — writer, artist, whatever — then there’s something important you need to remember. The major platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and so on have no real obligation to preserve your content.
Continue reading “Talking platforms and losing your content on ABC Brisbane”Late last month Queensland electricity generator CS Energy disclosed that they’d been the victim of a ransomware attack, but that it had been contained before it could disrupt production. Today a news story blamed China. Really? I spoke about that this afternoon on ABC Adelaide.
Continue reading “Talking the hack of CS Energy on ABC Adelaide”Apple released an “emergency†security patch today, which of course led to curiosity about just how emergency it was. I spoke about this just now with Jules Schiller on ABC Adelaide.
Continue reading “Talking Apple’s “emergency” security patch and NSO Group on ABC Adelaide”
It’s a week since Australian media company Nine Entertainment became the victim of what’s been called a ransomware attack, one that affected TV and print operations. We still don’t know all that many facts, but on Tuesday I spoke about what we knew on ABC Melbourne.
Continue reading “Talking recent hacks in Australia on ABC Melbourne”
In recent weeks Australians have started receiving unsolicited packages from China containing seeds, as have random people in other countries. It’s part of a scam called “brushing” and it’s not quite what it seems.
Continue reading “Talking about the seed brushing scam on ABC RN Breakfast”
The Australian government wants the online giants Facebook and Google to pay for links to news stories, and those companies are paying hardball. I spoke about the stoush this morning with David Penberton and Will Goodings on 1395 FIVEaa in Adelaide.
Continue reading “Talking Facebook vs news media on 1395 FIVEaa”