This morning, Australia’s mandatory 2 year data retention regime began. Internet activity through Australian ISPs including mobile phone providers is now recorded.
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Media Circus: Metadata Edition
NB: updated 2015/02/23 with links (below) re Abbott’s counter-terrorism czar announcement
I agree with LDP Senator David Leyonhjelm on something!
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Media Circus: Blaming/Shaming Women Edition
In just the last week Anita Sarkeesian, Zoe Quinn and over 100 female showbiz celebrities brought it all on themselves, doncha know.
Also in the last week our current Federal LNP government has kept on working to push its ideological agenda through Parliament, against what seems horribly likely to be insufficient opposition despite the best efforts of the Greens.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Privacy, Transparency, Surveillance and Sousveillance
David Brin’s latest essay in his longoing series about our Transparent Society: I want the watchers to be watched.
Helpful Hint of The Day: being *on the internet*
A Handy Test for Reddit Users: Are You on the Internet Right Now?
This week on Feminism 101 Blog: Cyberbullying 101/Book Recs for Teens/Privacy 101
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#dataretention is worthless #securitytheatre – how-to guides for Tor, VPN and https
To show how easy it is for any punk kid (or middle-aged feminist blogger) who just doesn’t want to play along with Roxon’s plans for an expanded surveillance culture, please do some googling on the search strings below.
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Privacy concerns, location monitoring, surveillance culture – especially relevant given the recent “Privacy is for Paedos” line spun by an ex-editor of the News of the World at the UK phone-hacking inquiry.
Parking Permit scheme collecting sensitive medical information – for no reason
It is a violation of Australian privacy law to collect private medical information, which is specifically designated “sensitive information”, without a damn good reason. Is anyone making a noise about this?
How to turn off Facebook “Places”
You will need to edit your personal Privacy Settings AND your approved Application Settings to ensure that your location information can’t be inadvertently shared with FB apps your friends are using.
Hoyden About Town 