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Decoding Government Initiatives: Youth Social Media Ban + Misinformation Bill P1
CyberBeat news #158

19 September 2024

In the U.S. Algorithms are no longer a Get out of Jail free card
CyberBeat news #157

12 September 2024

How secure is Telegram?
CyberBeat news #156

05 September 2024

National Digital ID System
CyberBeat news #155

29 August 2024

National Digital ID System
CyberBeat news #154

23 August 2024

AI Ethics and Regulation
CyberBeat news #153

15 August 2024

The Paris Olympic Games and Mass Surveillance
CyberBeat news #152

08 August 2024

The Privacy landscape abroad, and privacy tips.
CyberBeat news #151

01 August 2024

Dive into our 150th episode as we unpack the global IT crisis triggered by a single update from security titan CrowdStrike.
CyberBeat news #150

25 July 2024

Surveillance at schools and Privacy recap
CyberBeat news #149

19 July 2024

Students at a network of private schools set up by the Brethren sect are subject to near constant surveillance - Does this violate the privacy act? And a recap on Data Privacy is the Australian government keeping up

Children’s Personal Photos Misused to Power AI Tools
CyberBeat news #148

11 July 2024

The latest Human Rights Watch report claims Australian children's personal photos were found being used for the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools without parents' knowledge or consent.

Julian Assange is Free
CyberBeat news #147

05 July 2024

Julian Assanges' detention has come to an end, but the shadow it casts over journalism remains.

Heading Tax scams, and privacy
CyberBeat news #146

27 June 2024

How to  avoid some tax scams, and privacy recap.

Robodebt scandal sparks the watchdog's watchdog
CyberBeat news #145

20 June 2024

National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has some explaining to do about why it is not reopening an investigation into the notorious Robodebt scandal.

Microsoft violates children’s privacy?
CyberBeat news #144

13 June 2024

This week we check out a report by Australian advocacy group noybMicrosoft violates children’s privacy – but blames your local school’.

Consulting AI arms race
CyberBeat news #143

06 June 2024

The notorious consulting firm Pwc is winning the race to adopt and capitalize on generative artificial intelligence. But will aussies be fooled again? And are we at the peak of the AI hype-cycle? 

Aussies can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information
CyberBeat news #142

30 May 2024

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission or (ACCC), has released its ‘Digital platform services inquiry March 2024 interim-report’. The core findings from the report: ‘Australians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information’; Australians are consistently exposed to scams, fraud, manipulation and discrimination online. 

Australia’s data privacy in the modern world
CyberBeat news #141

23 May 2024

From the disappointing BUDGET and the absence of seriousness in keeping Australians safe in the digital space to  the appointment of Australia’s new Information Commissioner.

How to scramble the algorithms….
CyberBeat news #140

16 May 2024

Confessions from a Digital Marketing Director - A protest strategy to block celebrities is having unintended consequences… 

Australia lost inside the digital Kafkaesque space
CyberBeat news #139

09 May 2024

This week we delve deeper into Australia’s Kafkaesque digital space. And break out of the circular discourse and the bureaucratic confusion regarding privacy laws

Lacking enforcement again….
CyberBeat news #138

02 May 2024

This week we examine the Identity Verification Services  Act 2023.

Protestors and authorities in cyberspace
CyberBeat news #137

25 April 2024

In the United States a court has ruled that police officers can force suspects to unlock their phone with their thumbprint. This week we consider what happens in the U.S. and Australia when  ordinary people  have no way to maintain ‘boundaries’ from gov intrusion. 

AI and bat call types
CyberBeat news #136

19 April 2024

This week we look at how Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to identify bat call types.

How to avoid cyber scams
CyberBeat news #135

12 April 2024

How do we protect ourselves when scammers  can reach us via our phones, emails, social media accounts, and websites? This week we go through each one of the ways we can get digitally reached and scammed. And what we can do to better protect ourselves on line….

IoT Devices - Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme
CyberBeat news #134

04 April 2024

Matt Tett, Managing Director, Enex TestLab talks about a voluntary live Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme for IoT Devices and the lessons learnt. 

Resisting the Machine
CyberBeat news #133

28 March 2024

Why are we not listening to the warnings from over a hundred years of science fiction? Writer and Environmentalist Paul Kingsnorth talks about resisting the ‘machine’.

Biometric Data part 2
CyberBeat news #132

21 March 2024

Continuing our discussion on Biometric Data: The positive and progressive uses and some of the risks. When is it required and who can ask for it?

Biometric Data
CyberBeat news #131

14 March 2024

This week we begin our  investigation into BIOMETRIC DATA -  What is Biometric data? How does it work?;. and where is it stored?

Australians feel powerless over personal data control
CyberBeat news #130

29 February 2024

New research shows Australian consumers are unaware of how companies, including data brokers, track, target, and profile them. 

Beware of Cyber Scams…
CyberBeat news #129

29 February 2024

This week a finance worker was conned out $25 million by a group of AI entities in a video conference; we look at the types of scams proliferating our digital devices; and tips on how to protect yourself. 

The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
CyberBeat news #128

22 February 2024

Australian journalist  Antony Loewenstein talks about his latest book: The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World

Digital Rights Watch
CyberBeat news #127

15 February 2024

Malcolm talks with Lizzie O’Shea Founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch.

US Congress Resurrects a Bill to Protect Children Online
CyberBeat news #126

08 February 2024

US Congress Resurrects a Bill to Protect Children Online, and Sparks Debate over Privacy and Censorship. And Senators grill CEOs of major tech companies regarding the alleged harm caused to young users on their platforms. But was this just theatre and a missed opportunity? 

Can AI be Safe and Responsible?
CyberBeat news #125

01 February 2024

This week we check out a media release“Action to help ensure AI is safe and responsible” from the Federal Minister for Industry and Science.

https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/husic/media-releases/action-help-ensure-ai-safe-and-responsible

AI Concerns and Opportunities Swamp 2024 World Economic Forum
CyberBeat news #124

25 January 2024

The annual World Economic Forum held at Davos in January continued to focus on Artificial Intelligence: Optimism and goodwill sanitised  the mounting concerns about the perils of AI.

US SEC grants approval to 11 bitcoin ETFs
CyberBeat news #123

18 January 2024

This week  the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs),  now available on major US markets. Making the start of 2024, one of the most dramatic in the recent history of financial regulation.

FBI’s Warrantless Spying Power Over Americans is Once Again Renewed
CyberBeat news #122

11 January 2024

Award winning American journalist Glenn Greenwald is known for his relentless pursuit of truth and exposing government surveillance programs - provides context and a warning over the the recent renewal of the FBI’s Warrantless Spying Power Over Americans

Reflections on 2023
CyberBeat news #121

04 January 2024

This week we reflect on the major events of 2023 - From developments in the law and strategies, data breaches, identification theft and Artificial Intelligence.

Holiday Cybersecurity Tips: Stay Safe Online
CyberBeat news #119

21 December 2023

Stay safe and secure this holiday season with the help of some cybersecurity tips.

ChatGPT and HumanCreativity
CyberBeat news #118

14 December 2023

Are we mechanising the imagination through artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT?  Legendary musician Nick Cave weighs in on discussion - ‘ChatGPT and human creativity’.

Digital ID Bill 2023 introduced to Parliament
CyberBeat news #117

07 December 2023

This week we continue to investigate the Digital ID Bill 2023 and Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 that Minister Katy Gallagher has introduced to Parliament.

Privacy and Security Tips
CyberBeat news #116

30 November 2023

The Privacy & Security Changes You MUST Make in 2023!

ASD Cyber Threat Report 2023
CyberBeat news #115

23 November 2023

This week we check out the latest Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Cyber Threat Report.

https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/reports-and-statistics/asd-cyber-threat-report-july-2022-june-2023

Digital Identity and the Digital God-complex - Part 2
CyberBeat news #114

16 November 2023

This week we continue examining Australia’s Digital Identity Bill.

Digital Identity and the Digital God-complex - Part 1
CyberBeat news #113

09 November 2023

This week Australia’s Digital Identity Bill - we explore what this framework entails and the Digital God-complex.

Global Privacy Assembly Bermuda 2023
CyberBeat news #112

02 November 2023

This week Alex White, Bermuda’s first Privacy Commissioner talks with Malcolm at the  at the 45th Global Privacy Assembly of the world. 

 

Privacy Challenges
CyberBeat news #111

26 October 2023

Marty Abrams an authority on data governance, policy and privacy compliance talks with Malcolm at the 45th Global Privacy Assembly of the world. held this year in Bermuda.

 

Digital Identity Bill 2023
CyberBeat news #110

19 October 2023

This week we take a tour of the  national ’Digital Identity Bill 2023’ and track its progress.

 

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
CyberBeat news #109

12 October 2023

Harvard Professor Shoshana Zuboff exposes how tech companies have made billions by collecting and exploiting our private data. We thought we were using Google, but in reality, Google was using us.

 

Google’s Triple Threat To Democracy, Our Children, and Our Minds
CyberBeat news #108

05 October 2023

Dr. Robert Epstein talks about his recent report Google's Triple Threat To Democracy, Our Children, and Our Minds.

 

Is freedom of expression a thing of the past?
CyberBeat news #107

28 September 2023

This week we look at the UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill. Designed to protect children from illegal and damaging content, and in the process dismantle data privacy and security for everyone.

 

The end of end-to-end encryption?
CyberBeat news #106

21 September 2023

This week public interest technologist Rob Braxman talks about end-to-end encryption.

 

Privacy Policies part 2
CyberBeat news #105

13 September 2023

What really is the legal situation in Australia and why are most privacy policies perhaps considered illegal under the Australian Privacy Principles?

 

Privacy Policies...
CyberBeat news #104

07 September 2023

Why are Privacy Policies long, confusing, and filled with legal jargon. Are our only options to  "take it or leave it?” 

 

 

OAIC statement on the issue of data scraping
CyberBeat news #103

31 August 2023

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and 11 of its international data protection and privacy counterparts have released a joint statement to address the issue of data scraping on social media platforms and other publicly accessible sites.

https://www.oaic.gov.au/newsroom/global-expectations-of-social-media-platforms-and-other-sites-to-safeguard-against-unlawful-data-scraping

 

 

 

Curbing the harms generative AI
CyberBeat news #102

24 August 2023

This week we take at look at the position paper just released by the eSafety Commissioner - New industry recommendations to curb harms of generative AI.

Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey 2023
CyberBeat news #101

16 August 2023

The Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey (ACAPS) 2023

Centum
CyberBeat news #100

09 August 2023

This week Cyberbeat launches it 100th episode. Thank you for listening.

Is Wikipedia the most biased encyclopedia in history? Co-founded Larry Sanger explains why he thinks so.

The Coming AI Hackers
CyberBeat news #99

02 August 2023

What happens when the tax code, financial markets, and any system of laws can be hacked?

AI Waffle
CyberBeat news #98

27 July 2023

Are you taking control of the AI with your questions or is it taking control of you?

ROBODEBT - Where it all began
CyberBeat news #97

19 July 2023

What were the underlying issues behind the Robodebt debacle? 

Facial recognition technology in Australian stadiums
CyberBeat news #96

13 July 2023

Facial recognition technology in Australian stadiums

Ransomware - to pay or not to pay?
CyberBeat news #95

06 July 2023

Dr John Selby provides more context on a practice threatening to bankrupt the Insurance industry.

Dr John Selby - Senior Consultant, Head of Research, Privcore Pty Ltd. John taught cyber security and privacy at Macquarie University, Sydney and is a founding member of the Macquarie  University Cyber Security Hub.

He has researched, published, trained and presented on numerous cybersecurity and privacy topics.

US Spy Agencies buy Americans' Personal Data
CyberBeat news #94

29 June 2023

Newly released document exposes U.S. intelligence and spy agencies buying personal data of American citizens. Government acknowledges that the data has intelligence value, but it also raises major concerns about privacy and civil liberties

Resisting the Machine
CyberBeat news #93

22 June 2023

Why are we not listening to the warnings from over a hundred years of science fiction? Writer and Environmentalist Paul Kingsnorth talks about resisting the ‘machine’.

Algorithms and the problems of forecasting the future.
CyberBeat news #92

15 June 2023

Are AI Chatbots Too Costly?

Algorithms and the problems of forecasting the future.
CyberBeat news #91

08 June 2023

This week we delve into a paper by academics  Hideyuki Matsumi & Daniel J. Solove called The Prediction Society.

Moving History and AI
CyberBeat news #90

01 June 2023

Bari Weiss, Founder and Editor of ‘The Free Press’, discusses AI and “Moving History”.

Elon Musk's Confession - I Am The Reason OpenAI Exists
CyberBeat news #89

25 May 2023

This week Elon Musk talks about OpenAI and questions how can a not for profit open-source somehow transfer itself into a for profit closed-source?

Big Plans for IT Projects in Latest Federal Budget
CyberBeat news #88

18 May 2023

ITC spending in this year's budget. Will the substantial investment actually yield the desired results?

Make an A.I Alter Ego: Clone Yourself with Artificial Intelligence
CyberBeat news #87

11 May 2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Technology Columnist, Joanna Stern, describes what happened and how others reacted when she cloned herself with AI.

Privacy Awareness Week
CyberBeat news #86

04 May 2023

This week is Privacy Awareness Week - and The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has launched a back to basics campaign.

Consumer Protect Laws and AI
CyberBeat news #85

27 April 2023

Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Alvaro Bedoya reassures Americans that consumer protection laws and others are already in place to safeguard against companies attempting to take advantage of AI advancements.

What is the price society pays as technology integrates deeper into every aspect of our lives?
CyberBeat news #84

20 April 2023

American professor of law Danielle Citron talks about the price society pays as technology integrates deeper into every aspect of our lives.

IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023
CyberBeat news #83

13 April 2023

This week Malcolm shares some highlights from the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023, held in Washington DC.

Satire and AI
CyberBeat news #82

06 April 2023

This week more Satire and AI. And we delve deeper into AI misuse.

What are the hidden biases hiding within artificial intelligence?
CyberBeat news #81

30 March 2023

Technochauvinism: Meredith Broussard, a data journalist and academic talks about the hidden biases hiding within artificial intelligence.

South Africa Human Rights Day
CyberBeat news #80

23 March 2023

Digital audience expert, Tasnim Alli talks about  freedom of expression and the responsibilities of Digital Citizens during South Africa Human Rights Day.

Hacking and Artificial Intelligence
CyberBeat news #79

16 March 2023

How can the ordinary person understand the concepts of hacking and Artificial Intelligence? 

Cybersecurity specialist and author - Bruce Schneier’s talks about his latest book  "A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back." 

Overwhelmed by AI? Time for some satire
CyberBeat news #78

09 March 2023

As AI continues to dominate our lives - How can we tell fact from fake? Should we be concerned that less and less of what’s out there can be trusted? Can we be re-assured that the law makers will get it right?

Power Tools Parents Can use to Keep Children Safe Online
CyberBeat news #77

02 March 2023

Public Safety Expert Rania Mankarious outlines Power Tools parents can use to keep children safe online. 

Manipulating Elections Across the Globe
CyberBeat news #76

23 February 2023

This week an investigative report uncovers a group that claims to have used hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation techniques to manipulate 30 elections across the globe.

Brain Transparency
CyberBeat news #75

16 February 2023

This week neurotechnology that is creating “brain transparency”. World Economic Forum speaker Professor Nita Farahany, shows how brainwave activity can reveal when employees are slacking off.

Critical National Infrastructure myGov User Audit Report
CyberBeat news #74

09 February 2023

This week we take a look at the Critical National Infrastructure myGov User Audit  report.

How does Artificial Intelligence Tools Perform in the Classroom
CyberBeat news #73

02 February 2023

This week a journalist goes back to high school for a day to test the latest Artificial Intelligence tools.

Computer Security is no Longer About Data - It's About Life and Property
CyberBeat news #72

26 January 2023

Computer security is no longer about data; it's about life and property.

Bruce Schneier is a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. In the following piece he discusses Six Lessons in Security.

https://www.schneier.com/

Generative Artificial Intelligence
CyberBeat news #71

19 January 2023

Nina Schick, A.I. Thought Leader talks about 'generative artificial intelligence', a thriving area of Artificial Intelligence that has investors in a frenzy…

Social Media Causing Brain Changes in Teens
CyberBeat news #70

11 January 2023

This week we talk about social media causing brain changes in teens and FB found guilty of engaging in activity that ‘illegally forced users to effectively accept personalised ads’.

Internet Platform Regulation
CyberBeat news #69

04 January 2023

This week emerging issues in Internet Platform Regulation. Why is Australia considered the top country for cyber criminals?

Tim Burrowes - Author of Media Unmade
CyberBeat news #68

28 December 2022

This week our holiday special. Enjoy our extended interview with Tim Burrowes -  author of Media Unmade, the definitive story of Australia’s media over the last decade. 

Digital Inequality and Exclusion
CyberBeat news #67

21 December 2022

This week a discussion on the important issues in todays current climate of digital inequality and exclusion, and the impact this have had on vulnerable groups.

10 Common Dark Patterns that ultimately Deteriorate the Online Experience
CyberBeat news #66

15 December 2022

Chandni Gupta, Digital Policy Director, Consumer Policy Research Centre, talks about some of the 10 common dark patterns that ultimately deteriorate the online experience. From CPRC research paper - Duped by design – Manipulative online design: Dark patterns in Australia.

https://netthing.org.au/

Sex In Public: The very shared public sexual space of the Internet
CyberBeat news #65

08 December 2022

Rachel Dixon, Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner, discusses Sex In Public - investigating the very shared public sexual space of the Internet. 

https://netthing.org.au/

Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme for IoT Devices
CyberBeat news #64

30 November 2022

Matt Tett, Managing Director, Enex TestLab talks about a voluntary live Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme for IoT Devices and the lessons learnt. 

Australian Tech regulation
CyberBeat news #63

23 November 2022

This week Australian Tech regulation - What should be the regulations and  who should be the regulators? Professor Johanna Weaver  the Tech Policy Design Centre at The Australian National University hosts a discussion at the recent NetThing event with  Kate Pounder, CEO, Technology Council of Australia and Richard Windeyer, Deputy Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

NSW Digital Identity Card
CyberBeat news #62

16 November 2022

This week NSW Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello talks with Malcolm about  the NSW digital identity card being proposed.

Director IDs
CyberBeat news #61

09 November 2022

Director IDs are being made mandatory, but do we have confidence in their Cybersecurity capabilities?

NetThing 2022 Forum
CyberBeat news #60

02 November 2022

Highlights from this year's NetThing 2022 forum - The internet conversation in Australia - with Ed Husic, Federal Minister for Industry and Science, and Vint Cerf, considered one of the founders of the internet.

More information

https://netthing.org.au/

Unseen Skies
CyberBeat news #59

26 October 2022

This week award winning journalist Yaara Bou Melhem talks about her debut feature-length documentary, Unseen Skies, which interrogates the inner workings of mass surveillance, computer vision and artificial intelligence with visionary artist Trevor Paglen.

AI Voice Cloning
CyberBeat news #58

19 October 2022

This week AI voice cloning and John August talks about the Pirate Party.

https://pirateparty.org.au

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