Victoria's COVID vaccination booking system finally went online
After five months of delays and an overwhelmed phone hotline, Victorians can now check eligibility and book COVID vaccinations online.
Politics
Governing the digital era
Politics
AFP, FBI encryption operation was some truly amazing digital police work
Operation Ironside (aka Trojan Shield) was a crazy idea to begin with, and even crazier that it actually worked.
Business
G7 nations agree on minimum corporate tax to slow the loophole gymnastics
The big economies have agreed that if we can all just hold global corporations to a 15% tax maybe they'll actually pay it.
Politics
One set of rules to rule them all
Twitter gives Australia the Blues, COVIDSafe doesn't give anything, plus Facebook, hot sauce, Hearthstone, Valorant and more.
Politics
Europe is developing a Digital Identity system that actually sounds helpful
A unified identity service with cross border benefits across a region that works hard to respect privacy? Tell me more!
Media
Facebook might finally stop treating politicians as 'more equal than others'
After recent Oversight Board questions, Facebook might be about to stop letting politicans say whatever they like.
COVIDSafe app has found zero contacts or exposures in 2021
The Digital Transformation Agency has told Senate Estimates that, after some confusion last week, COVIDSafe has done sweet FA in 2021.
Security
First devil babies in 3,000 years
Digital ID creeping toward online verification systems, a ridesharing co-op launches in New York, HP buys HyperX plus more news from Compux.
Technology
Japan's lunar transformer is the cutest space mission yet
Japan sending a cute transforming ball bot to the moon, Have I Been Pwned going open source, a Google privacy mess and lots more.
Politics
Most pirates just give up
Digital driver's licenses going great in NSW, while pirates get lazy in the modern era. Plus crypto, the end of Charlie on YouTube, and more.
Should parliament ban phones?
In today's bulletin, parliament considers trialling limits on phone use on the House floor, plus SpaceX, Google, YouTube and more.
AI and avoiding digital phrenology
Giving AI too much credit is a big issue that needs to be considered in the mix of how we improve the ethical structures around its use. If it isn’t as good as we’re told it is, why is it allowed to play such a big role in parts of our lives?