In the first episode of the Edict’s Spring Series 2021, we meet Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRatingâ„¢ labelling scheme”.
We talk about freedom of information and hexagons, naturally. But we also talk about systems, surveillance, cybersecurity, robodebt, regulating the internet, bullying and the elite private school experience, dreams, scientific rationalism, The Matrix, cyber penguins, Metropolis, and of course Scott Morrison’s magical climate action plan and “The Australian Way”.
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CONVERSATION TOPICS: One person who chooses to remain anonymous.
THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Adam Baxter, Benno Rice, Crispin Harris, Julia Drake-Brockman, Peter Lieverdink, and Sheepie.
ONE TRIGGER WORD: Brenton Realph, Colgo, Dave Gaukroger, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, Gavin C, Joop de Wit, Mark Newton, Martin Gribben, Michael Cowley, Mick Fong, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Sandilands, Peter Viertel, Peter Wickins, Phillip Merrick, Ric Hayman, Scott Reeves, Shane ONeill, Stephen Holmes, Syl Mobile, Tim Johns, Wade Bowmer, Wyld, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.
FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Andrew Kennedy, Bob Ogden, David Heath, Garth Kidd, Katrina Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Matt Bowden, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Regina Huntington, Stephanie Papworth, Susan Rankin, Tony Barnes, Wolf Cocklin, and three people who choose to remain anonymous.
MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Errol Cavit, Michael Harris, Ron Lowry, Sam Spackman, Steve Turner, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.
And another eight people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.
Episode Links
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CyberRating™ pioneer, OopsRisk™ evangelist, hexagon and FOI enthusiast, cheese noticer, digital rights advocate. Probably not a vampire. He/him.
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My name is Justin Warren, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. Eigenmagic is my personal blog. Mostly it’s about technology and management, with a smattering of other topics thrown in for good measure. I write about whatever I think people might be interested in. I tend towards long form prose because I often don’t have time to make things shorter.
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This is where you buy your “Danger: Hexagons” warning signs and the like.
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We specialise in marketing strategy, positioning, and messaging for technology companies, particularly startups. As a boutique firm, we offer custom consulting tailored to individual client needs, as well as a range of standard packages.
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Australians want action on climate change. And so do I.... We will do this the Australian way. Through technology, not taxes. By respecting people's choices and not enforcing mandates on what people can do and buy. By keeping our industries and regions running and household power bills down by ensuring energy is affordable and reliable. By being transparent about what we are achieving, and expecting the same of other countries. And we will invest in rural and regional Australia to ensure they succeed and are protected under our plan.
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Press Release: The Morrison Government will act in a practical, responsible way to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 while preserving Australian jobs and generating new opportunities for industries and regional Australia.
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Australia’s whole-of-economy Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan is our plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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Scott Morrison's climate plan press conference, Canberra, 26 October 2021.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison will release his plan to reach net zero by 2050 and the latest emission projections.
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Consequences is the debut album by English pop artists Godley & Creme. It was released in 1977 as a boxed triple-LP. Created as a concept album, it incorporates a play, with all characters voiced by comedian Peter Cook, and singing by Sarah Vaughan, who was brought into the project by Phonogram after trying to secure Ella Fitzgerald.
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Morrison’s net zero plan ‘laughable’
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I fixed Scott Morrison's bullshit graph.
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Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise.
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Watch as Senate Nationals’ Leader @senbmckenzie clearly tells #estimates she’s never seen Mr Morrison’s Net Zero 2050 ‘Plan’, and doesn’t know if the PM printed it BEFORE the Nationals met on Sunday. Fake deal, fake target, fake PM, fake plan - it’s all a scam.
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Greg Hunt receives the inaugural “Best Minister in the World” award for his efforts to reduce carbon emissions, Dubai 2016.
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The Woody Words and Tinny Words sketch starts at 5m36s.
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Amends: the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to: introduce data disruption warrants to enable the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to disrupt data by modifying, adding, copying or deleting data in order to frustrate the commission of serious offences online; and make minor technical corrections; the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 to introduce network activity warrants to enable the AFP and ACIC to collect intelligence on serious criminal activity by permitting access to the devices and networks used to facilitate criminal activity; the Crimes Act 1914 to: introduce account takeover warrants to enable the AFP and ACIC to take over a person's online account for the purposes of gathering evidence to further a criminal investigation; and make minor amendments to the controlled operations regime to ensure controlled operations can be conducted effectively in the online environment; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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EFA is an independent non-profit association that relies on membership subscriptions and donations. If you're concerned about digital rights in Australia, please join or donate today.
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With just three weeks of parliamentary sittings remaining in 2021, I thought I’d compile a list of legislation and inquiries that are making their way through the system which are relevant to my interests — and perhaps yours.
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Crown Resorts will not lose the licence for its flagship Melbourne casino despite an eight-month royal commission finding it is unfit to run the Southbank complex after exposing a “disgraceful” litany of legal and ethical breaches.
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Sponsor: Dr Anne Webster MP.
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The nationals member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster tells us wind farms don’t work in the dark.
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US failures in Afghanistan and the folly of Australia’s unquestioning support, writes Hugh White.
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The review comprehensively examined the effectiveness of the legislative framework governing the National Intelligence Community and prepared findings and recommendations for reforms. The review was supported by a Secretariat in the Attorney-General's Department.?
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In December 2020 the Australian government finally released the report of the the Comprehensive review of the legal framework of the National Intelligence Community, which was actually completed a year earlier. It includes this very handy chronology of the development of Australia’s national intelligence community.
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[19 January 2021] The government agrees: Australia needs a whole new electronic surveillance Act to sort out the mess. But a bunch of ad hoc laws are already making their way through parliament.
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Energy Minister Angus Taylor says there is no secrecy around the federal government's modelling, but cannot confirm when it will be released.
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You have the right to request information from any publicly-funded body, and get answers. Right to Know helps you make a Freedom of Information request. It also publishes all requests online.
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Justin Warren made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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PM’s office failed to meet deadlines for majority of freedom of information requests in past year. Complaints about government’s handling of FoI requests shot up 39% in one year as delays increased and requests were rejected.
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The Freedom of Information Act 1982 gives you the right to request access to government-held information. This includes information they hold about you or about government policies and decisions.
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AustLII is Australia's online free-access resource for Australian legal information, serving the needs of a multitude of users with over 700,000 hits daily. AustLII is a joint facility of the UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law. AustLII relies on the generosity of its contributors to operate. To make a tax deductible contribution please use our contribution form.
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The government has won a bid to keep some material secret as part of its fight against releasing documents about the robodebt scandal.
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These are things I’ve observed often enough that they may as well be physical laws. Many of these are jokes.
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Then, when I handed to bolt back to Richard, I discovered just how finely ground those little blade bits are. Slice! Yes, after all our concerns for the safety of this process, it was me who got injured.
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[23 August 2021] 976 data breach notifications were made to the OAIC in the 2020-21 financial year, with health keeping its crown as the most breached sector. In the second half of the year, 30% of entities reported an incident due to a system fault they found 12 months later.
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Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future Meritocracy. Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year 2034, the author of this sociological satire shows how present decisions and practices may remold our society.
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Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction drama film directed by Fritz Lang.
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Proposals to "pay" users for the value of their data don't reflect how internet giants like Facebook and Google really operate.
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Big data is a dangerous, faith-based ideology. It's fuelled by hubris, it's ignorant of history, and it's trashing decades of progress in social justice.
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The proliferation of “stupid” internet-connected smart devices will be the “IT asbestos of the future”, cybersecurity expert Mikko Hyppönen has warned.
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We welcome an absolute national treasure to the dream restaurant this week – Bafta-winning actor, Miriam Margolyes OBE!
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A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense. Written and presented by Sami Shah
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Queens of the Drone Age offers accessible and conversational behind-the-scenes tech insights from four experts who also happen to be breathtakingly beautiful (which doesn’t translate to podcast form) and extremely funny (which does). Catch up with your friends in tech as they look at where tech has been, where it’s going, and how it impacts our everyday lives.
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Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist… of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn as they welcome top guests from comedians to crime writers to test out their drunk detective skills.
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Pays on party which supplies the Prime Minister following the next Federal election. Bets settled at time of swearing in. All bets carry over if the Gov General does not swear in a PM because supply cannot be guaranteed.
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- The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian via The Freesound Project.
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