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We blog regularly about the future of digital identity and data protection, the fraught state of cybersecurity and privacy, and messes like blockchain, software engineering, and social media.

A letter on Free Speech and the Right to be Forgotten

An unpublished letter to New Yorker magazine, August 2015. Kelefa Sanneh (“The Hell You Say”,...

Good, better, BlackBerry

In the latest course of a 15 month security feast, BlackBerry has announced it is...

Card Not Present fraud trends (sadly) back to normal

The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...

BlackBerry Security Summit 2015

On July 23, BlackBerry hosted its second annual Security Summit, once again in New York...

Man made software in His own image

In 2002, a couple of Japanese visitors to Australia swapped passports with each other before...

Breaking down digital identity

Identity online is a vexed problem. The majority of Internet fraud today can be related...

Apply for a SuperNova Award – Recognising leaders in digital business

Every year the Constellation SuperNova Awards recognise eight individuals for their leadership in digital business....

On “Trust Frameworks”

The Australian government’s new Digital Transformation Office (DTO) is a welcome initiative, and builds on...

Once more to the breach!

Bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, answered “That’s where the money...

The government cannot simply opt-out of opt-in

The Australian government is to revamp the troubled Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR). In...