@drzax

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I’d say my tweet to typo ratio is approx. 1:1.
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It's a QR code. You should scan it if you can.

ALT It's a QR code. You should scan it if you can.

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Verifying myself: I am drzax on Keybase.io. -oaiapNzAqKfbwaWhFZIanjzdvZg4s8Dl1W7 / keybase.io/drzax/sigs/-oaiap…
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Optus hack renews calls for better protection of customers and their personal data abc.net.au/news/2022-09-23/o…

A problem with 'data grab culture': Consumer groups call for better protections after Optus hack

As Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin calls for "heightened vigilance" after a mass data breach, advocates say companies need to do more for consumers. 

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What the anonymous 'senior figure' from Optus describes here doesn't really sound like 'human error' to me. Human error is a single person accidentally doing something they shouldn't out of error or naivety. abc.net.au/news/2022-09-23/o…
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It's also worth pointing out that, sure, while 'human error' is often *part* of the cause for these sorts of breaches, blaming an individual is rarely helpful and often looks like scapegoating for PR.
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Not too dissimilar to making recommendations that consumers do more to protect their own personal privacy in the wake of a breach which is very clearly not the fault of any individual consumer. xitter.cf/drzax/status/157308111…
Simon Elvery@drzax22 Sep 2022
Good personal digital privacy practices are important, but this response to a major breach which is anything but the fault of individual practices is silly. How about proposing new regulation of business to reduce potential for future leaks?
Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says all Australians need to strengthen their cyber defences to help protect themselves. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recommends: Updating your devices to protect important information Protecting your accounts with multi-factor authentication Backing up data regularly to the cloud or an external hard drive The ACSC website has step-by-step guides on how to apply these tips on Apple, Android and Windows devices.

ALT Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says all Australians need to strengthen their cyber defences to help protect themselves. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recommends: Updating your devices to protect important information Protecting your accounts with multi-factor authentication Backing up data regularly to the cloud or an external hard drive The ACSC website has step-by-step guides on how to apply these tips on Apple, Android and Windows devices.

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Good personal digital privacy practices are important, but this response to a major breach which is anything but the fault of individual practices is silly. How about proposing new regulation of business to reduce potential for future leaks?
Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says all Australians need to strengthen their cyber defences to help protect themselves. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recommends: Updating your devices to protect important information Protecting your accounts with multi-factor authentication Backing up data regularly to the cloud or an external hard drive The ACSC website has step-by-step guides on how to apply these tips on Apple, Android and Windows devices.

ALT Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says all Australians need to strengthen their cyber defences to help protect themselves. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recommends: Updating your devices to protect important information Protecting your accounts with multi-factor authentication Backing up data regularly to the cloud or an external hard drive The ACSC website has step-by-step guides on how to apply these tips on Apple, Android and Windows devices.

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It also wouldn't hurt if governments came up with some ideas for how people affected by identity theft and other scams could be better protected. Personal responsibility can only go so far when there are systemic problems that need to be addressed.
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You come at the king …
Twitter exchange where someone tries unsuccessfully to correct Antony Green about the length of pre-polling at the last NSW election.

ALT Twitter exchange where someone tries unsuccessfully to correct Antony Green about the length of pre-polling at the last NSW election.

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I'm looking forward to being on this panel later this month and especially keen to see all the ideas that come out of the Dark Ads Hackathon: admscentre.org.au/event/dark…
Tech for good Dark Ads Public Panel: 6pm - 8:45pm, September 28 in Melbourne. Register at https://admscentre.org.au/event/darkads-panel Speakers: Prof Daniel Angus, Kate Bower, Dr Aimee Brownbill, Simon Elvery, Samuel Kininmonth, Dr Verity Trott, Erin Turner, Lucy Westerman.

ALT Tech for good Dark Ads Public Panel: 6pm - 8:45pm, September 28 in Melbourne. Register at https://admscentre.org.au/event/darkads-panel Speakers: Prof Daniel Angus, Kate Bower, Dr Aimee Brownbill, Simon Elvery, Samuel Kininmonth, Dr Verity Trott, Erin Turner, Lucy Westerman.

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The box of framed Time covers in this shot makes it art.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney31 Aug 2022
NEWS: DOJ's new filing includes. photo of the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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As if you needed another reason to read Ordinary Matter. Here’s one anyway:
The books on the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld, Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan, Revenge by S L Lim, Benevolence by Julie Janson, Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery and Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down.

ALT The books on the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld, Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan, Revenge by S L Lim, Benevolence by Julie Janson, Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery and Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down.

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Just because you can does not mean you should.
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Pretty good transport ratios this week.
Infographic showing weekly transport statistics: walking 2.9 hours 12km, cycling 2.2 hours 22km, car 11.3 mins 2.1km.

ALT Infographic showing weekly transport statistics: walking 2.9 hours 12km, cycling 2.2 hours 22km, car 11.3 mins 2.1km.

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The Australian government absolutely can not get enough of playing whack-a-mole.
Jason Clare MP
@JasonClareMP4 Aug 2022
Media Release: Cheating websites blocked #auspol bit.ly/3Q4YASI
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Impressive and important piece of reporting on New Zealand’s system of linking and using linked government data.
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This section particularly stood out to me. 👀
By feeding the census returns they had from 2018 into the IDI - using names, ages, and home addresses to link the data they could see who was unaccounted for, and fill in the gaps.

ALT By feeding the census returns they had from 2018 into the IDI - using names, ages, and home addresses to link the data they could see who was unaccounted for, and fill in the gaps.

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Ute fire at Southbank!
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Who designed this confirmation dialog @Centrelink?
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ALT Before you go... If you cancel this service, no information will be saved. Are you sure you want to cancel? [OK] [Cancel]

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