CyberBeat is a community driven, educational and informative 15 minute podcast keeping you up to date with news and analysis on what’s happening with the internet in Australia and how it relates to you.
CyberBeat #55
September 2022
FEATURE: This week we talk about the Optus data breach
This week we talk about the royal commission into robo-debt This week more evidence comes to light exposing Twitters risk to national security as well as security and privacy risks to individual users. Dione Green investigates the common scams affecting elderly Australians. Check out - The little black book of scams https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/the-little-black-book-of-scams Scam Watch This week we talk to Tim Burrowes, author of Media Unmade, the definitive story of Australia’s media over the last decade.
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Customers file a class action lawsuit against Tesla over its claims about Autopilot and the FSD package.
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NSA attempting to control the country’s infrastructure.
Optus Data Breach
28 September 2022
Singtel Optus has repeated lobbied against proposed changes to the privacy laws in Australia.
Royal Commission Into Robo-debt Announced
21 September 2022
The royal commission is set to examine the actions of bureaucrats who implemented the program and brushed off warnings over its legality.
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