Memories.com.au – legit or not?
Gail, a reader, has asked us to investigate Memories.com.au after seeing its TV ads. Her concern is on many levels, not the least of which is the long term saf...
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Coronaphobia or Sinophobia – can we ever be friends again?
Australia is pretty tolerant of 'foreigners'. It has been a multicultural country for most of its history. Well, at least since the POMs invaded landed at Bota...
Air purifiers do not kill COVID-19
Sorry, do not believe the hype. Consumer air purifiers do not kill COVID-19 – NO, NADA, NIX, NYET!
(more…)...
What is trust in the digital world? Not what we have now!
Hot on the heels of new research that puts trust in big tech
ahead of the police, government and others, we thought it necessary to
investigate what is trust i...
The key technology issues in 2020 – and you won’t like them (New Year Rant)
The key technology issues in 2020 are about the ‘rise of evil machines’ – yes Skynet and Terminator (cybercriminals) are lurking in the web’s murky shadows wai...
ACCC wants to set up a search engine algorithms monitoring office
The ACCC intends to set up the world’s
first search engine algorithms monitoring office – powerful, scary, good.
(more…)...
Do tech companies have too much power? ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry
To answer that question, Do tech companies have too much power - the old witty retort, “Is the Pope a Catholic?” comes immediately to mind.
(more…...
Fake reviews – the scourge of the internet (update)
Fake Reviews have become the scourge on the internet. As many as 90% are declared ‘unreliable using the same text, hyperbole or suspiciously positive words’.
...
Facebook F’up – 50 million definitely and 40 million more “likely” affected
Facebook F’up 90 million and counting. The cause was because the Facebook login is persistent. You never log out of your account unless you specifically do so....
WTF Facebook? When is enough, enough?
WTF Facebook? When is enough, enough? Facebook has been caught twice this week. One for a data breach affecting up to 90-million people and another for freely ...
Facebook suspends 400 data stealing apps. Dumps its own data-stealing Onavo
Facebook has suspended 400 apps due to concerns around the developers who built them or how the information people chose to share with the app may have been us...
Don’t give away too much by oversharing on social media
Oversharing on social media can create huge security issues. It does not matter if you think you are safe – social media has ‘ways of making you talk’.
(mo...
Memories.com.au – legit or not?
Gail, a reader, has asked us to investigate Memories.com.au after seeing its TV ads. Her concern is on many levels, not the least of which is the long term saf...
Coronaphobia or Sinophobia – can we ever be friends again?
Australia is pretty tolerant of 'foreigners'. It has been a multicultural country for most of its history. Well, at least since the POMs invaded landed at Bota...
Air purifiers do not kill COVID-19
Sorry, do not believe the hype. Consumer air purifiers do not kill COVID-19 – NO, NADA, NIX, NYET!
(more…)...
What is trust in the digital world? Not what we have now!
Hot on the heels of new research that puts trust in big tech
ahead of the police, government and others, we thought it necessary to
investigate what is trust i...
The key technology issues in 2020 – and you won’t like them (New Year Rant)
The key technology issues in 2020 are about the ‘rise of evil machines’ – yes Skynet and Terminator (cybercriminals) are lurking in the web’s murky shadows wai...
ACCC wants to set up a search engine algorithms monitoring office
The ACCC intends to set up the world’s
first search engine algorithms monitoring office – powerful, scary, good.
(more…)...
Do tech companies have too much power? ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry
To answer that question, Do tech companies have too much power - the old witty retort, “Is the Pope a Catholic?” comes immediately to mind.
(more…...
Fake reviews – the scourge of the internet (update)
Fake Reviews have become the scourge on the internet. As many as 90% are declared ‘unreliable using the same text, hyperbole or suspiciously positive words’.
...
Facebook F’up – 50 million definitely and 40 million more “likely” affected
Facebook F’up 90 million and counting. The cause was because the Facebook login is persistent. You never log out of your account unless you specifically do so....
WTF Facebook? When is enough, enough?
WTF Facebook? When is enough, enough? Facebook has been caught twice this week. One for a data breach affecting up to 90-million people and another for freely ...
Facebook suspends 400 data stealing apps. Dumps its own data-stealing Onavo
Facebook has suspended 400 apps due to concerns around the developers who built them or how the information people chose to share with the app may have been us...
Don’t give away too much by oversharing on social media
Oversharing on social media can create huge security issues. It does not matter if you think you are safe – social media has ‘ways of making you talk’.
(mo...