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!
Finally the real special guests start hitting the Edict‘s winter series. It’s Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous. We do touch upon the recent UK election results, but there’s much, much more.
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In recent weeks the Australian government has opened multiple fronts in its war against the social media giants. So who better to speak with than Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme”?
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My week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 July 2023 began with tequila, moved through client work in the form of a blog piece and a podcast, as well as a day in Lidcombe, and finished with the death of a friend.
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In one of Australia’s biggest data breaches ever, private health insurer Medibank has had 9.7 million customer records stolen and they’re being posted on the so-called dark web. On Thursday I did two radio spots explaining the dark web. This is the second and probably better one.
Continue reading “Talking the Dark Web on ABC South East NSW”In one of Australia’s biggest data breaches ever, private health insurer Medibank has had 9.7 million customer records stolen and they’re being posted on the so-called dark web. On Thursday I did two radio spots explaining the dark web. This is the first.
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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.
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