And unfortunately, we're not learning from our mistakes.
"Now, my friends, the internet is the most transformative piece of infrastructure ever created. It has changed the world, it has changed history, it has changed us," said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull when he launched Australia's Cyber Security Strategy in April.
Turnbull is right, at least about that thing.
Politicians can't keep their own data secure — and certainly not that of voters. Don't listen when they tell you to hand over your personal data because "it's safe".
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Companies claim they collect data about you ‘anonymously’. But that’s not really possible.
Companies say they make user data "anonymous" before they share or sell it to a third party. But is that even possible?
My Health Record could be our worst government data breach yet
The Turnbull government has demonstrated its willingness to use private information against critics, and we know how poor third party contractors can be at securing data.
Government’s malware backdoor confirms global village idiot status
The government's backdoor-without-a-backdoor attack on encryption appears to be a long-used police technique that has its own security problems.
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