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!
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.
Continue reading “Talking the Dark Web on ABC Illawarra”As you probably all know by now, the world’s richest person Elon Musk has bought Twitter and taken the company private. So what does this mean for Twitter’s future? This morning I spoke about these things with Sammy J on ABC Melbourne.
Continue reading “Talking Elon Musk and Twitter on ABC Melbourne”What with the massive Optus data breach, the somewhat smaller Telstra data breach, and even a breach at security firm G4S, consumer cybersecurity is back on the agenda big time. So this morning I was on ABC Canberra.
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This Weekly Wrap is appearing a day late because my week of Monday 26 September to Sunday 2 October ended in a long weekend, and I took full advantage of that. Nevertheless there’s a fantastic podcast for you to listen to, and a radio program too, plus I updated the Canberra digital developments thing. Also, I have a cold.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 644: I have a cold, but I still got things done because I’m a hero”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”