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Wednesday, 04 December 2019 11:32
Govt fearful of power wielded by global digital giants
By Sam Varghese
Faced with the power of global digital companies, the Federal Government appears to have lost its cojones. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and…
Published in
Open Sauce
Wednesday, 04 December 2019 11:19
Labor says it will fix encryption law. And tomorrow, the sun will rise in the west
By Sam Varghese
A year after it bent over backwards and voted to make the government's encryption bill law, the Australian Labor Party is attempting to paint itself…
Published in
Open Sauce
Tuesday, 03 December 2019 12:31
ABC's ignorance on tech matters on display once again
By Sam Varghese
ABC journalists' ignorance of technology has been on display once again, with senior broadcaster Patricia Karvelas displaying an acute lack of knowledge during an interview…
Published in
Open Sauce
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 11:34
Satya Nadella forgot about ransomware – and the AFR did not remind him
By Sam Varghese
Last week, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella visited Australia and it is fair to say that he received such a lot of puffs in the…
Published in
Open Sauce
Wednesday, 20 November 2019 11:52
Gates set for a bonanza, but only if US-China trade war ends
By Sam Varghese
The most prominent person to be affected by US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is rarely mentioned in that context. That person is…
Published in
Open Sauce
GitHub officials have kept silent in public about the protests staged at the venue of the company's annual user conference on Wednesday, but at a…
Published in
Open Sauce
Thursday, 14 November 2019 20:08
Want to make the world a better place? Fund open source developers.
By David M Williams
Open-source software is used in some way by organisations worldwide - and not only commercial enterprise but healthcare, charities, roads, utilities, science and more. Incentivising…
Published in
The Linux Distillery
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 11:14
Govt wants to know what you look like when watching porn
By Sam Varghese
The Australian Government wants to know what you look like when you are watching porn online so that it can use its face verification system…
Published in
Open Sauce
After the shameful censorship it indulged in at CyberCon, the Australian Cyber Security Centre should seriously consider changing its name to the Australian Cyber Security…
Published in
Open Sauce
Saturday, 19 October 2019 10:37
AlphaBeta report shows NBN Co is fast approaching peak BS
By Sam Varghese
The NBN Co's latest attempt to put lipstick on a pig — the animal in this case being the network it is building and the…
Published in
Open Sauce
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