Australians are much better at handling changing Prime Ministers than changing shopping bags.
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ASIO, GCHQ and NSA
ASIO, GCHQ and NSA: We listen to our customers…
Mashup Idea of the Day
With yesterday’s unsalted password dump at LinkedIn (seriously LinkedIn, wtf are you doing not salting your passwords?), the password dump of eHarmony and today’s suspected compromise at last.fm, this would be an ideal time to provide a service that tells… Read More ›
Australian Banks’ Special Offer for their Loyal Customers
Australian Banks are offering a free pencil sharpener in gratitude for the $36bn profit they got out of us last year. It’s designed to remind us of the friendly and even intimate relationship the banks have built up with the… Read More ›
Censorship, Facebook and the Australian Government
Now as you probably know I’m not one that usually subscribes to conspiracy theories, (for example, I don’t believe that the British Royal Family had anything to do with the tragic death of Princess Diana, apart of course from ordering… Read More ›
Australian Internet Censorship In Practice
I have previously blogged about the The Great Australian Firewall, which is currently in its testing phase for manadatory internet filtering under the direction and control of the Australian Government (specifically ACMA). In the past few days, things have taken… Read More ›
Issues with re-establishing Identity After Natural Disasters
As many of you will know, southern Australia is currently suffering the worst bushfires in peacetime history of Australia. Over 173 are confirmed as dead with many more injured, towns have been destroyed completely and people losing everything. The SBS… Read More ›
gov.au Enters The Digital Age – not!
Most of you know I work in the Information Security area. You probably also know I am passionate about Australia. However, this post is not about the technical ineffectiveness of the technologies that have been proposed (which I will write… Read More ›
US Elections: What if WE could vote?
Today Americans go to the polls to vote in a new president. Now it is a completely fair call to hear comments from Americans such as Who cares? Its our president we’re voting for, not yours. However, for better or… Read More ›
Julie Moult is an Idiot
A Pommy “journalist” recently published an article about an alleged Googlebombing of British MP Hazel Blears without doing her research and understanding the technical facts behind the “internet craze”. Of course, the Internet community has sought to help her understand… Read More ›