Eight #aabill Predictions
Thursday, 6 December 2018
As I write this, the Australian Senate is in the final stages of passing the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 (with some but not all amendments).Politics
Australian Assistance and Access Bill 2018: Amendments
Thursday, 6 December 2018
In a great hurry, Australia’s house of representatives today passed the controversial Assistance and Access Bill 2018. However, there were some last-minute amendments slipped in. Currently, it’s being debated in the Senate.Do you Trust Australia? Part Four
Thursday, 15 November 2018
On 20 August, I went to Canberra to participate in an Internet Society experts' panel on encryption.Do you Trust Australia? Part Three
Sunday, 19 August 2018
Not that long ago, the US government attempted to compel Microsoft to reveal a customer's data that was located in Ireland.Do you Trust Australia? Part Two
Thursday, 16 August 2018
After a couple of sleeps, I think my concerns about the proposed Assistance and Access Bill 2018 have crystallised.Do you Trust Australia?
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
This morning, the Australian Department of Home Affairs released the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 for consultation.Dissecting Australia's Proposed Data Retention Law
Monday, 19 January 2015
Much has been written about the societal impact of Australia’s proposed data retention laws (see some examples here and here) which I won’t repeat. However, they are quite interesting — and worrisome — from a more technical perspective.A Few Thoughts about PRISM
Friday, 21 June 2013
The NSA PRISM story broke while I was on the road; last week I was in Tokyo for W3C meetings, moving to San Francisco for a HTTP meeting and Velocity.HTTP + Politics = ?
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Australia has apparently decided, through its elected leaders, to filter its own Internet connection.Viva Italia!
Thursday, 13 April 2006
According to ABC Online (that’s Australian Broadcasting Corporation to the Americans out there):John Kerry, Spammer
Thursday, 21 July 2005
Both my wife and I signed up to johnkerry.com’s mailing list during the last federal election cycle.Notes on Generational Accounting
Tuesday, 10 May 2005
Social Security represents a pact between generations—a financial and social commitment among people of all ages. — US Social Security AdministrationTempest in a Teacup, Counterclockwise*
Sunday, 10 April 2005
Those who have been preoccupied by Two Funerals and a Wedding may have missed news of a developing diplomatic crisis in Australia.FYI
Friday, 5 November 2004
For some reason, people are considering a change, such as this one. Might I make another suggestion [pdf].Partisan Hackery
Saturday, 16 October 2004
I’m not the first to blog this by any means, but it’s notable enough to interrupt our regular… err… broadcast. Stop what you’re doing and see John Stewart take on Crossfire. A taste;Corporate Citizenship
Friday, 30 July 2004
Apple is making an executive summary of the 9/11 commission report and the major speeches from the Democratic National Convention available for free on the iTunes Music Store. They deserve a lot of praise for this, and I hope they continue this practice.Understanding Arnie
Tuesday, 27 April 2004
I think I’m starting to sympathise with Our Great Governor in California; the state senate has passed a bill banning the production or sale of foie gras.Leading from Afar, or Out of Touch?
Monday, 12 April 2004
From the Washington Post:Krugman on Bush
Saturday, 14 February 2004
Paul Krugman points out continuing efforts to shore up George Bush, the Myth;Irony Defined
Monday, 9 February 2004
In the same week that Melbourne is yet again called the most liveable city in the world (a regular occurrence), John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, has negotiated a free-trade agreement that allows US businesses to invest as if it were just another state in the union.Delusions of Churchill
Sunday, 8 February 2004
George Bush on why he should be re-elected:Jeffrey Record
Monday, 12 January 2004
From the Washington Post: The Army War College has published a paper questioning the scope and approach to the war on terror.Anna Lindh
Friday, 12 September 2003
I was in Stockholm earlier this summer as a stopover on the way home from Helsinki. One morning, Jorgen and I were walking along Strömkajen, waiting for a ferry, when a well-dressed man walked by, just a few feet away. This wasn’t unusual, but the larger man in sunglasses with a discrete earphone behind him at a discrete distance was. This was the only sign that he wasn’t an ordinary person; a single bodyguard.Yet more proof of things being seriously wrong in the US these days...
Saturday, 3 May 2003
From the Montreal Gazette -