Unveils ad targeted to ppl "selling feet pics"

The gambling advertiser operating 1,200 facial analytics SmartScreens that won't say how viewers' biometrics are "anonymised" when inferring their mood, age or gender

On the hunt for a new extremely niche issue I can build a worldview around & blame for not having a house or children by 30

Cloudflare in 2025: We want 1,111 new interns. Cloudflare in 2026: We are cutting more than 1,100 staff.

Fresh gelato scoop from @lennyeggsbenny.bsky.social 🍦

Bunnings: • "Recorded sixteen false positives and no correct positives" over 2 months •"Inflated the rise...in violent incidents by not factoring in an increase in the number of its stores around Australia" @jamespanichi.bsky.social via @insidestory.bsky.social

Many apps will continue to leak plaintext of messages across Apple's unencrypted push token service unless you switch off "show content" in settings

Anyone know if (a) every AAT/ART immigration decision on a subscription service is also on Austlii/Jade? And, (b) if not, would anyone like to lend me their login today?

Just an uninformed hunch, but I reckon you could divert quite a few people from the NDIS by raising the rate of welfare to something and adequately resourcing public healthcare and education. Never seems to come up. Seems our only option is to throw people with disabilities to the wolves.

For those also swearing about where these things are hidden now: Settings -> Notifications -> Messages -> "show previews" is under Lock Screen Appearance -> set to "never" Might be slightly different on older versions of IOS.

The good news is you can easily protect yourself by turning ‘show previews’ off

Banger story here on Apple by @jeremynadel8.bsky.social, after @404media.co revealed last week that the FBI extracted deleted Signal messages from an iPhone because they were saved in the device's push notifications database.

Regulating

I always wondered if the fact that he wasn’t behind bars suggested he had a massive trove of kompromat

John Young also ended up leaking some of the earliest emails and discussion group posts relating to WikiLeaks, not least because he found some of its claims to unbelievable he thought it might be an intelligence op. He was v much a character, but his role inspiring leak disclosure and OSINT is real

John Young died 1 yr ago. With Debroah Natisos, he launched Cryptome in 1996; they mapped out surveillance apparatuses that muzzled whistleblowers; published (not cited) primary sources readers could verify (i.e. the cure to fake news); inspired WikiLeaks, Bellingcat & countless OSINT & leak sites

Proud to have been nominated in six categories at last night’s IT Journalism Awards, and a big congrats to our regular @information-age.bsky.social contributors @jeremynadel8.bsky.social and David Braue for their highly commendeds and @lennyeggsbenny.bsky.social for his noms as well 👏

Tell me the last mean thing someone did to you, & I’ll explain why you’re being persecuted

Advertising! For retailers’ use of facial recognition & detection tech — it’s the most common application by far! The gambling sector’s use of it to incentivise addiction is pervasive. What are the implications of OAIC warning that the Bunnings ruling is not a green light?

Robodebt architect Scott Britton remains employed in a senior governance role in the public service www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/r...

Before Bunnings' submissions to ART & the sector's lobbying to Attorney Generals' framed #facialtecognitiontechnology as necessary for "retail safety", the Australian Retail Association said FRT could "create real-time targeted advertisements"

1/11 🧵The way Fivecast predicts NSW protests is vulnerable to feedback loops for the same reason NSW Police's youth crime watchlists were, better known as: Suspect Targeting Management Plans (STMP-III).

The docs we’ve released show how NSW Police Forces’s social media scanner #Fivecast risk-scores users with AI trained on “protest group terms”. Not just "shooter[s]" & "bomb threat[s]". Insights from @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social Prof. Toby Walsh, JEC & Free Speech Union ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...

Services Australia has ditched its longstanding former practice to keep documents released under Freedom of Information laws off its website www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916522...

New post from #Handala : Operation Octopus: Naftali Bennett Hacked More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Handala #Ransomware

Why they want your face

It's cool how businesses can just do whatever they want with our biometric data. Going great. Let's give these tech companies more power. ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Several Australian retailers have kept facial recognition technology (FRT) on despite the Australian Privacy Commissioner ruling Kmart and Bunnings’s use of the technology illegal, sparking concerns from computer scientists, unions and privacy advocates ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

How can you de-identify biometric data? I don’t think you can,” she said.

1/2🧵Defying OAIC, several retailers have kept facial recognition on. These data sellers, biometric platforms & FRT providers watch you shop & work. Huge thanks to @asherwolf.bsky.social, Dr Hassan Asghar, Dr Zofia Bednarz, Piotr Kulaga @drwaus.bsky.social & RAFFWU ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

+ after the unsuccessful attempt at removing "pro-terror" content from X's US servers, pivoted to syncing geofences with non-US regulators. I reported critically of pre-e2ee, device-based scanning etc, but also reckon she's blamed for impossible laws the gov wrote www.itnews.com.au/news/esafety...

Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

[friend mad you haven't called back] I told you bro, I've been scraping

Great article by @drjanetiller.bsky.social the Aus insurance sector is already feeding their members' data to AI to support claims processing, let's hope our gov can keep DNA out of them theconversation.com/life-insurer...

Thanks to FSU, 600 digital activists they supported & @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social from the @jacquilambie.bsky.social network, @information-age.bsky.social could quickly debunk the Gov's bogus "AI bots send FOI" claim, as Archie Milligan reports. When we work together, can protect our right to know!

In Feb, NDIA was one of several Corporate Commonwealth entities DTA encouraged to release AI Transparency statements, but didn't, here's why:

The wild thing is that certain sections of the media scold Gen Z like they used to scold Millennials, proving that the only real throughline is a hatred of young people.

Exclusive: Major Australian electricity, gas, and internet provider Origin Energy has confirmed a data breach involving payment details of more than 700 customers which were allegedly stolen by an employee, who attempted to transmit the data externally when they were terminated by the company.

MEDIA CALLOUT: looking for OSINT professionals &/or enthusiasts (of any level) to help &/or comment on an article tn message me either here, Signal (jeremynadel.86) or [email protected]

Advocacy groups and legal experts are demanding transparency around a new government tool being developed to score the needs of people with disability. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Home Affairs blasted over unlawful automated visa cancellation www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907997...

Australian authorities are now accessing personal data from social media and email users in just days under an agreement with the United States, raising fresh questions about digital privacy and transparency. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Incredible reporting, the type Western media weren't doing while IBM did the Holocaust

X-thread for the panel featuring @asherwolf.bsky.social, Jenny Miller, Felicity Button, Colleen Taylor. Hosted by Guardian reporter Chris Knaus who did so much to cover the issue for them. #PeopleVSRobodebt

La verificación de edad desencadena sobrecensura y bloqueos geográficos, con impactos desproporcionados y riesgos de privacidad para usuarios y plataformas. www.eff.org/es/deeplink...

A PRO-PEDOPHILE tactic to steal & monetise your personal info — remember it next time Meta rollout its next surveillance measure under the guise of "stopping CSAM" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Some of what went on with my appeal: • 'Appeal script crashed twice and did not record the outcome.' • 'Thomas was not sent any notification his payments had been suspended, only the final cancellation letter.' • 'his payments were cancelled [when] penalty period did not apply' A symphony of it.

In a bid to distract attention away from an unprecedented attack on government openness and transparency, @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt has made false statements regarding an AI #FOI bombardment of the eSafety Commissioner. Misleading talking points atop hypocrisy! 🤬 #auspol