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Optus hacking reminds us of digital danger

24 September 2022

12:45 PM

24 September 2022

12:45 PM

Politicians who know nothing about technology continue to bang on about the ‘safety’ and ‘convenience’ of our ‘inclusive’ digital future.

Note: ‘inclusive’ means that there is no option to opt-out.

Their policy roadmaps have us set on a path toward increased government digital surveillance and control by 2030 sold to the public in the interests of ‘convenience’ (for the lazy), ‘safety’ (following the Covid pandemic), and ‘sustainability’ (to prevent the climate apocalypse).

I can tell you with absolute confidence that installing a China-style Digital Identity system will not protect a single person from Covid or make the slightest bit of difference to Earth’s...

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