The ABC’s online news this morning included an article headlined: Australia’s coronavirus tracing app’s data storage contract goes offshore to Amazon Your response should be, “So what?” Where do you think banks store their data? Some government departments also store their data offshore. Another question you should ask is, “What … Continue reading
Do you still have privacy concerns about the COVID-19 tracing app’s security? Well, if you are a Facebook user then you should be worried about Facebook’s security even more. A number of security sites are just reporting a staggering security breach. Details of 309 million Facebook users have been found … Continue reading
The details of the Australian COVID-19 tracing app are not yet available. However, the following description gathered from a number of internet postings is the most likely way it will work. First up you must install the COVID-19 tracing app on your phone. The app will ensure Bluetooth is on … Continue reading
What do you think about the COVID-19 tracing app our Australian government is talking about? Are you worried about privacy? Well, lets step back a bit. Ever since you bought your very first smartphone you gave up all your privacy, and you can never get it back. Facebook, Google and … Continue reading
How long will we in Australia be practicing social isolation? Our Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has set six months as the expectation. However we don’t know what this is based on. So right here I’m going to make a prediction: We will not be leaving our homes until there is … Continue reading
You’ve had a cold, and someone suggested drinking an extract from a new wonder plant. The cold got better. You’ve Googled it and lots of people have noticed the same thing, so you’re telling all your friends about it. Well, you’ve probably just experienced regression to the mean and publication bias. There … Continue reading
About the time of Terry Pratchett’s death earlier this year I came across a blog written by one of his fans. The author of the blog set out on a mission to read and critique every one of Pratchett books, with the target of one book every week. Here’s the blog: http://pratchettjob.wordpress.com … Continue reading
The woman who injected her 8 year-old daughter with Botox for beauty pageants has lost custody of her daughter.
You’ll see a lot in magazines and social media about superfoods. They suddenly appear, become fashionable for a while and then disappear off the radar.
I’ve been building up a head of steam on this for months now, and finally decided I just had to let it all out. But before I start on this rant, some background… During Gough Whitlam’s term as prime minister in 1972 to 1975, a bill was passed providing for … Continue reading
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