[LINK] Easy-to-exploit flaw in Linux kernel rated 'high risk'

Security Patch Alert Easy-to-exploit flaw in Linux kernel rated 'high risk' Urgent security triage needed By John Leyden 28 Sep 2017 at 13:24 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/28/linux_kernel_vuln/ A flaw has been found in the way the Linux kernel loads ELF files. If a malicious program i

Re: [LINK] Who Owns Mobile Phones

Craig writes, > > How to stop Facebook and Apple from taking over the mobile phone industry > > ..and let other corporations take control instead. I notice that there's no > mention > of people, the users, the owners of the phones having control over something > so > important to their lives in

[LINK] Long-range communication for near-zero-power devices

Long-range communication for near-zero-power devices Date: September 13, 2017 Source: University of Washington https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170913193030.htm Summary: Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that devices that run on almost zero power can transmit data

[LINK] Who Owns Mobile Phones

How to stop Facebook and Apple from taking over the mobile phone industry Streaming operating systems, virtualizing base stations By Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco 14 Sep 2017 at 20:33 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/14/stopping_facebook_apple_taking_over_mobe_industry Cloudflare Intern

Re: [LINK] Chrome and Autoplay

video" option?? ____ At 11:12 + 15/9/17, Stephen Loosley wrote: >Chromium Blog > >News and developments from the open source browser project >https://blog.chromium.org/2017/09/unified-autoplay.html > > >Unified autoplay > >Thursday, September 14, 20

[LINK] Chrome and Autoplay

Chromium Blog News and developments from the open source browser project https://blog.chromium.org/2017/09/unified-autoplay.html Unified autoplay Thursday, September 14, 2017 Users watch and listen to a lot of media, and autoplay can make it faster and easier to consume on the web. However,

[LINK] Climate Change: See You in Court (O/T)

The Guardian, Editorial Climate Change: See You in Court Monday 11 September 2017 05.12 AEST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-climate-change-see-you-in-court It is possible to determine which nations and companies are responsible for damaging the clima

[LINK] ABC News website Public Comments return

ABC Backstory Comments: The 'Ross and Rachel' of news audience engagement By Gary Kemble Updated about 6 hours ago First posted Thursday at 07:53 http://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/digital/2017-09-07/comments-abc-news-audience-engagement/8878604 After a long break, ABC News is begi

[LINK] Multi-tech mess fleeces the nation

Multi-tech mess fleeces the nation By Michelle Rowland September 8, 2017 http://www.innovationaus.com/2017/09/Multi-tech-mess-fleeces-the-nation A decade ago when John Howard was swept from office, he left Australia a broadband backwater. A broken regulatory structure and clear market failur

[LINK] Aussie internet pain after Asian subsea cables cut

Aussie internet pain after Asian subsea cables cut SEA-ME-WE3 facing problems to mid-October. By Ry Crozier 30/8/2017 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/aussie-internet-pain-after-asian-subsea-cables-cut-472070 Australian internet service providers are warning users to expect increased traffic l

[LINK] Report of the Gov ICT Procurement Taskforce

Report of the ICT Procurement Taskforce https://ict-procurement.digital.gov.au/assets/documents/ICT-procurement-taskforce-report_WCAG.pdf (Posted about an hour ago) Executive summary The Australian Government’s annual spend on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) goods and services

[LINK] From May 2018, tracking of personal data in the EU must have an individual’s permission.

Data-hucksters beware – online privacy is making a comeback By John Naughton Sunday 20 August 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/20/data-hucksters-beware-online-privacy-eu-general-data-protection-regulation Next May, an EU regulation will enshrine the protection of personal

[LINK] Aussie households pay highest power prices in the world

Australian households pay highest power prices in the world By Ben Potter EXCLUSIVEAug 4 2017, Updated Aug 5 2017 http://www.afr.com/news/australian-households-pay-highest-power-prices-in-world-20170804-gxp58a? Australian residential customers are paying the highest electricity prices in t

[LINK] Trump Justice Department demands info regarding anti-Trump website visitors

U.S. Department of Justice demands 1.3M IP addresses related to Trump resistance site By Morgan Chalfant, August 14, 2017 http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/346544-dreamhost-claims-doj-requesting-info-on-visitors-to-anti-trump-website?amp The Department of Justice has requested informat

[LINK] Australian government agencies, and clouds.

Australian government agencies spent $6.2 billion on ICT in 2015-16, of which just $58 milion was on cloud services – less than 1 percent. "It is not like government doesn't understand cloud. There are a lot of very capable people," Kavanagh said. But he pointed out that 78 percent of the gover

[LINK] Welcome to the Rise of the Machine-to-Machine

Welcome to the Rise of the Machine-to-Machine. Isn't it time to 'block off' some data ducts? Isolation-based security is getting important By Trevor Pott 1 Aug 2017 at 13:58 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/01/isolation_based_security Sysadmin blog Do you remember Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and

Re: [LINK] NBN costs

Andy writes, > Mr. Trumble, please explain how a node is upgradable? Oh, you rip > it all out and start again? M, more affordable -andyf … Leading telecommunications expert Paul Budde has released a mid-year assessment of the NBN, which blasts the politicisation of digital infrastruc

[LINK] Adobe will kill Flash by 2020

Adobe will kill Flash by 2020 .. By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco 25 Jul 2017 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/25/flash_nahuh_internets_screen_door_gone_for_good_by_2020 Adobe has officially set a kill date for its beleaguered Flash. The Photoshop giant said today it plans to end support f

[LINK] Renewing your drivers licence online

https://areallygoodrantblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/how-to-renew-your-drivers-licence-online-in-new-south-wales/ How to renew your drivers licence online in New South Wales The Roads And Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales, Australia, has a fantastic feature to renew your drivers licenc

[LINK] Software Defined Radio

RTL-SDR For the uninitiated, someone figured out that if you take a $2 USB tuner designed to pick up digital TV broadcasts, you can also use it to listen to ... virtually everything else in the radio spectrum. Pilots chatting to air traffic control, mall security, local emergency services, ham

[LINK] Surging heat may limit aircrafts globally

Surging heat may limit aircrafts globally Study sees widespread effects on aviation Date: July 13, 2017 Source: The Earth Institute at Columbia University https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170713081534.htm Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for many airc

[LINK] While USA is distracted, China is busy breaking another fusion record

While USA is distracted by its President's antics, China is busy breaking another fusion record Tweet a GIF about that, Donald By Iain Thomson in San Francisco 6 Jul 2017 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/06/chinas_fusion_factory_record Chinese boffins say they have smashed yet another worl

[LINK] Hacks Raise Fear Of N.S.A. Arsenal

Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGERJUNE 28, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/technology/ransomware-nsa-hacking-tools.html Twice in the past month, National Security Agency cyberweapons stolen from its arsenal have been turned against

[LINK] Origin Energy scam email

Thanks for the heads-up David. Some Chinese are targeting us? Massive Origin Energy scam email sent to a quarter of Australian businesses By Dominic Powell / Thursday, June 22, 2017 http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/massive-origin-energy-scam-email-sent-to-a-quarter-of-australian-busines

[LINK] Move Over, Bitcoin ... Ether Is the Digital Currency of the Moment.

Move Over, Bitcoin. Ether Is the Digital Currency of the Moment. By NATHANIEL POPPERJUNE 19, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/business/dealbook/ethereum-bitcoin-digital-currency.html The price of Bitcoin has hit record highs in recent months, more than doubling in price since the start o

[LINK] Telstra switches on millionth hotspot

Sort-of news .. and free Telstra WiFi .. for a day … Telstra switches on millionth hotspot 19 June 2017 Written by Sam Varghese https://www.itwire.com/business-technology/78573-telstra-switches-on-millionth-hotspot.html Telstra has switched on the millionth hotspot in its national

[LINK] "Tesla's Powerwall 2 will drop electricity bill to zero"

Tesla's Powerwall 2 will drop power bill to $0, says Melbourne man By Hayley Williams June 12, 2017 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/innovation/teslas-powerwall-2-will-drop-power-bill-to-0-says-melbourne-man-20170612-gwpazv.html Melbourne's first Powerwall 2 has been installed at a three-bed

[LINK] Amazon granted patent to put parachutes inside shipping labels

Amazon granted patent to put parachutes inside shipping labels There's no way this could go horribly, violently wrong... right? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/02/amazon_patents_parachutes_in_shipping_labels/ 2 Jun 2017 at 23:52, by Shaun Nichols Amazon has been given a patent on a system

[LINK] Small nuclear reactor revolution

"Small 'modular' nuclear reactors, or SMRs, are defined as reactor systems that are comparatively small, compact and entirely factory built. As a result, SMRs can be placed underground or underwater and moved for decommissioning. They employ "passive" safety systems that do not require human int

[LINK] $100 in bitcoin in 2010 – now worth $75 million.

It's the online currency shrouded in a (literal) dark web of algorithms and accusations of illegal activity – and now bitcoin is making a select group of geeks very, very rich. Bitcoin, since it's emergence in mid-2009, has reached an all-time trading high of $3080 Australian dollars. Accordin

[LINK] Theresa May to create 'new internet'

Theresa May to create 'new internet' that allows UK government to control and regulate what is said online Proposals come soon after the government won the right to collect everyone's browsing history May 19 2017 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/technology/theresa-may-to-create-new-internet-t

[LINK] AMD introducing 16 core processors

AMD reveals 16-core monster Ryzen processor destined for ‘world’s fastest’ PCs By Darren Allan 39 minutes ago http://www.techradar.com/news/amd-reveals-16-core-monster-ryzen-processor-destined-for-worlds-fastest-pcs Threadripper is shaping up to be a big worry for Intel AMD has confirmed that

[LINK] The three ransomware bitcoin wallets ..

CRIME IN REALTIME Watch as the three bitcoin wallets receive ransomware payments from the ongoing global cyberattack … https://blockchain.info/address/115p7UMMngoj1pMvkpHijcRdfJNXj6LrLn and https://twitter.com/actual_ransom/ Tweets, current page. Pinned Tweet actual ransom‏ @actual_ransom 1

[LINK] Govt to tax broadband

Govt to introduce legislation for broadband tax By Ry Crozier May 8 2017 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-introduce-legislation-for-broadband-tax-460847 Minimum $7.10 monthly charge The government is pushing to introduce a $7.10 minimum monthly broadband tax for fixed-line NBN users to

[LINK] Register all drones?

Richard Chirgwin reports in The Register .. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/10/senate_committee_wants_all_drones_registered The Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, in a response to an inquiry, has written to infrastructure and transport minister Darren Ch

[LINK] All the tech in the 2017-18 federal budget

All the tech in the 2017-18 federal budget E-health, BoM infosec, cyber office, and more. By Allie Coyne May 9 2017 8:30PM https://www.itnews.com.au/news/all-the-tech-in-the-2017-18-federal-budget-461083?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editors_picks&google_editors_picks=true Gover

[LINK] NBN rolls out 147 fixes for Sky Muster service

NBN rolls out 147 fixes for Sky Muster service Sky Muster II now fully operational, NBN announces Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) 2nd May, 2017 NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service is back on track after experiencing a wave of performance problems beginning in September, NBN’s chief customer offic

[LINK] Linux 4.11 Released

Linux 4.11 From: Linus Torvalds Date: Sun Apr 30 2017 So after that extra week with an rc8, things were pretty calm, and I'm much happier releasing a final 4.11 now. We still had various smaller fixes the last week, but nothing that made me go "hmm..". Shortlog appended for people who want to

[LINK] New Zealand wireless data

Would have no idea what New Zealand’s internet arrangements are .. however, last Friday we arrived in Auckland for an Easter holiday, and have been surprised with the level of Internet service. We booked an apartment for the week on Airbnb. From the over 300 apartments/houses available, over 30

[LINK] NG-PON2

Frank writes, > And the idea of upgrading the complex 80,000 node design for fibre … well, > that will cost twice > as much as this debacle has cost. It would be cheaper simply trashing the > nodes and installing > fibre direct to the home? It may appear that our current NBN whinging is playin

[LINK] Six million Australians about to find out the NBN is compulsory

Tech Insider Six million Australians are about to get a rude shock when they find out the NBN is compulsory By Tony Yoo Apr 5, 2017, 6:19 AM https://www.businessinsider.com.au/6-million-australians-are-about-to-get-a-rude-shock-when-they-find-out-the-nbn-is-compulsory-2017-4 A survey has foun

[LINK] Australia completely cashless?

Is Australia on the brink of becoming a completely cashless society? By Michael Edwards Posted about 6 hours ago http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/is-australia-on-the-brink-of-becoming-cashless-society/8377288 The Reserve Bank is introducing new technology this year which will push Austral

Re: [LINK] Spells Against Autonomy

Rob writes, > Advances in computer inference in the last few years have been stunning. Agreed. And especially after viewing this: http://imgur.com/gallery/oEHpUvU It’s half a dozen or so dash-cam videos showing, “Tesla Collision Avoidance in Action.” Taken as a whole, this video clearly sho

Re: [LINK] Spells Against Autonomy

Nicholas writes, > I would have thought that the nature of autonomous cars is that such they are > expression > of the rights of a corporation and not a barer of individual rights. Where a > jaywalker is guilty > of depriving the corporation of right to trade by wilfully impeding their > abil

[LINK] Private mobile phone numbers of nearly every federal MP accidentally published online

Private mobile phone numbers of nearly every federal MP accidentally published online By Adam Gartrell March 20 2017 - 4:54PM http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/private-mobile-phone-numbers-of-nearly-every-federal-mp-accidentally-published-online-20170320-gv1x85.html The priv

[LINK] Government offers funding for local council tech projects

Living in country Australia, it’s surprising how often a birds-eye-view of the surrounding terrain would be helpful. For example, during bush-fire and flood periods, for downed power lines, for lost children and for otherwise hundreds of different farm and urban uses it would be great if local c

Re: [LINK] WikiLeaks Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

Christian writes, >> "WikiLeaks said it was not releasing the computer code for actual, usable >> cyberweapons >> "until a consensus emerges on the technical and political nature of the >> CIA's program and >> how such 'weapons' should be analysed, disarmed and published." > > It wouldn't be

Re: [LINK] WikiLeaks Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

Andy writes, >> Wikileaks has carefully reviewed the "Year Zero" disclosure and published >> substantive CIA documentation while avoiding the distribution of 'armed' >> cyberweapons > > Yeah, I looked at the "leaks" earlier this morning and pretty much found > nothing. It was basically saying "wit

[LINK] WikiLeaks Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed WikiLeaks Press Release https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ Today, Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named "Vault 7" by WikiLeaks, it is the largest ever publication of confidential docume

[LINK] Federal Government to review all major IT contracts: “ABS put too much faith in IBM”

Federal Government to review all major IT contracts Review will look at all significant IT contracts worth more than $10 million. “ABS put too much faith in IBM” By Leon Spencer (ARN) 17 February, 2017 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/614443/federal-government-review-all-major-it-projects The

[LINK] Bitcoin hits record high on talk of ETF approval

“Bitcoin hits record high above $1,200 on talk of ETF approval” By Jemima Kelly | Reuters LONDON Feb 24, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-bitcoin-idUSKBN16317V Digital currency bitcoin jumped to a record high above $1,200 (US) on Friday, as investors speculated the first bi

[LINK] Companies must notify customers of data breaches

Companies will soon be required to notify customers and Privacy Commissioner of data breaches By Dominic Powell Tuesday, February 14 2017 http://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/legal/82848-companies-will-soon-required-notify-privacy-commissioner-data-breaches-bill-passes-senate Companie

[LINK] No dead cats please

If governments are serious about transforming the public sector, parliaments are going to have to stop throwing dead cats, like Scott Morrison’s new overseas GST bill, over the wall. They create a spaghetti of bespoke business rules that need more bureaucrats, not less, to maintain. By Tom Burt

Re: [LINK] Online banking reaches new heights in the Gulf

This sounds like a job for .. ta-da .. our Professor Klerphell From: David Boxall Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:48 PM To: Link@mailman.anu.edu.au Subject: [LINK] Online banking reaches new heights in the Gulf The things we do: > THE Gulf country has challenges we southerners can barely imag

Re: [LINK] Why NBN Co Is Wrong About Gigabit Broadband [Was:] Demand 'still not there' for 1Gbps: NBN Co

Andy writes .. > On 17/02/2017 09:04, David wrote: > >> Stating the obvious. Except to those associated with our government. >> >> >> > Here's another good article from a journo that seems to know > his stuff (a

[LINK] Demand-priced movie tickets set to debut

Looking forward to this app … “Demand-priced movie tickets set to debut” Updated: 6:02 pm, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 http://www.skynews.com.au/business/wealth/2017/02/14/demand-priced-movie-tickets-set-to-debut.html Movie fans will soon be offered cut-price tickets to help put more bums on sea

Re: [LINK] Demand 'still not there' for 1Gbps: NBN Co

David writes, > What is the value of lives saved? What is the value of lives enhanced? > What is the value of business facilitated? Not having the infrastructure > carries costs as well. Altogether an interesting and well argued debate from both positions regarding our infrastructure options. R

Re: [LINK] Demand 'still not there' for 1Gbps: NBN Co

Jan writes, > So why not 1Gb/sec? Or even higher in the next 5 years? “Why The Internet Pipes Will Burst When Virtual Reality Takes Off” Feb 9th, 2016. Written by Bo Begole (VP and Global Head of Huawei Technologies’ Media Lab) http://www.forbes.com/sites/valleyvoices/2016/02/09/why-the-in

[LINK] Software and applications developers in high demand

Dev roles hardest to fill say CIOs Software and app developers in high demand, while web developers and systems admins are not By George Nott (Computerworld) 10th February, 2017 http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/614009/dev-roles-hardest-fill-say-cios/ Skilled software developers have b

[LINK] New method of harvesting crowd wisdom

New method of harvesting crowd wisdom Better wisdom from crowds Date: January 25, 2017 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170125145906.htm Summary: The wisdom of crowds is not always perfect. But a team of researchers has found a way to

[LINK] Electromagnetic pulse artillery shell

A new American secret weapon could cripple an entire enemy city without physical damage. The US Army is currently working on a non-explosive electromagnetic pulse artillery shell, which would be capable of rendering a wide range of electronics, critical infrastructure, and computer-based system

[LINK] Iknowwhatyoudownload.com ?

“This website lets you spy on what people are downloading” By Jennifer Hale http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/this-website-lets-you-spy-on-what-people-are-torrenting/news-story/9deba3384f256ae405dcf95027bc07c6 A NEW website allows you to spy on what your friends are downloading

[LINK] Fixing My Health Record system

“.. Despite a number of teething problems, about 4.4 million Australians have signed up so far, as the government moves towards an "opt-out" system rather than the previous "opt-in" system …” New digital health chief to get $522,000 a year to fix troubled My Health Record system http://www.ca

[LINK] What your choice of smartphone says about you

What your choice of smartphone says about you Date: November 21, 2016 Source: Lancaster University Android users are more honest than iPhone users say psychologists, in a study published this week which is the first to find a link between personality and smartphone type. Four out of five UK a

[LINK] The New Payments Platform (NPP)

Real time payments overhaul coming in 2017 By Clancy Yeates December 26 2016 www.watoday.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/real-time-payments-overhaul-coming-in-2017-20161206-gt50sv Sometime in 2017, a new system will be switched on that has the potential to transform how you pay for everyth

Re: [LINK] Brandis rushes to release telco metadata for civil proceedings

Frank writes, >.. In essence, it’s now pretty easy for a neophyte to download some pretty >user friendly > client software (usable across multiple platforms), achieve very acceptable > performance > levels (although latency is still a bit of a problem), at a very minimal > stipend (I’ve seen so

[LINK] First Aussie Pirate Bay Block Gets Defeated in Seconds

First Aussie Pirate Bay Block Gets Defeated in Seconds By Andy, December 20, 2016 https://torrentfreak.com/first-aussie-pirate-bay-block-gets-defeated-in-seconds-161220/ Telstra has become the very first Australian ISP to block The Pirate Bay, a move designed to crack down on piracy in the coun

[LINK] Map of the Internet, May 1973

A Map of the Internet, May 1973 https://twitter.com/workergnome/status/807704855276122114 Cheers Stephen ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link

Re: [LINK] Fake News

In an ideal and egalitarian Australia, one might be defined as elite based almost entirely on earned income, and those so defined feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Would that we return to such social conditions. And if we did, here’s our elite: ‘Australia's top 50 highest paying jobs” By Sarah

[LINK] The BIG Bell Test

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/11/take-part-in-todays-worldwide-quantum-physics-experiment There is a worldwide scientific experiment today (November 30th) aiming to test the laws of quantum physics via a video game – and you're invited! The BIG Bell Test: worldwide quantum experiments powered

[LINK] Aussie websites download faster in NZ than in Australia

Australian websites download faster in Auckland than in Sydney or Melbourne 24/11/2016 by Bill Bennett http://billbennett.co.nz/2016/11/24/australian-websites-download-faster-in-auckland-than-in-sydney-or-melbourne/ Nothing illustrates the gulf opening between broadband services in New Zealand

[LINK] Government launches facial verification system

‘Government launches facial verification system” Face Identification Service launching next year By Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) 16 November, 2016 12:25 http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/610227/government-launches-facial-verification-system The first phase of the government’s new Face Ver

Re: [LINK] BASIC

On Sunday 20 November 2016 18:54:28 Andy wrote: > In a discussion about acronyms on IRC this weekend we brought up the BASIC > computer > language. This link was posted, a great read, and brings back many memories: > "Fifty Years > of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal"

[LINK] Big Business Demands Donald Trump Keep U.S. In Paris Climate Pact

“Big Business Demands Donald Trump Keep U.S. In Paris Climate Pact” Failure to do so “puts American prosperity at risk,” more than 300 U.S. companies say in an open letter. 11/17/2016 12:44. By Chris D’Angelo, Associate Editor, HuffPost Hawaii As Donald Trump surrounds himself with like-mind

[LINK] NSW kicks off digital licence rollout

NSW kicks off digital licence rollout By Leon Spencer (ARN) 14 November, 2016 12:22 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/610082/nsw-kicks-off-digital-licence-rollout/?fp=2&fpid=1 The New South Wales government has finally rolled out its first wave of digital licences, with users told to keep thei

Re: [LINK] Unassigned IPv4 addresses exhausted

Yes, and thanks, Rick. That’s exactly what I was wondering about in my reply to Glen. Surely IPv6 awareness is required throughout networks? And so, how aware are we? And, is this the reason for Australia’s somewhat unusually poor Google graphics here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/stati

Re: [LINK] Unassigned IPv4 addresses exhausted

Yes, thanks for the clarification Glen. As usual your attention to detail does you (and Link) considerable credit. I am sure Linkers would be interested in thoughts pertaining to Google statistics regarding IPv6 at the site also mentioned at https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html a

[LINK] Unassigned IPv4 addresses exhausted

This week the world Internet Architect Board has advised that unassigned IVP4 addresses are now exhausted ... “IAB Statement on IPv6” Posted on 2016-11-07 by Cindy Morgan https://www.iab.org/2016/11/07/iab-statement-on-ipv6/ The Internet Architecture Board (IAB), following discussions in the

Re: [LINK] Cyber Security Strategy

Government pushes ahead with controversial telco security bill Brandis introduces bill to implement TSSR regime Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) 10 November, 2016 07:30 https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/609908/government-pushes-ahead-controversial-telco-security-bill/ Attorney-General Geo

Re: [LINK] Cyber Security Strategy

Government offers cyber security ‘health checks’ for top 100 Aussie businesses Keeps its national cyber security strategy promise By Holly Morgan (ARN) 09 November, 2016 14:21 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/609903/govt-offers-cyber-security-health-checks-top-100-aussie-businesses/ The federa

Re: [LINK] Off Topic: The Election

Well, that’s a surprise world-wide ... he won. And if you ask me, despite expectations, Trump did give a gracious and quite upbeat ‘acceptance’ speech. It had none of the bragging and slagging one might expect emanate from a self-absorbed, self-centered nature / personality such as his. Anywa

[LINK] Off Topic: The Election

America has flaws as deep as its founding, when, the men who laid down basic principles of human rights were fed and clothed by human beings they owned. That paradox still defines the fault lines of the nation, and it's along these lines we are drawing the ugliest election in modern history. I

[LINK] Freeview app for all five networks

This one app shows live streaming from all five free-to-air TV networks By Tony Yoo Nov 7, 2016, 10:30 AM http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-one-app-shows-live-streaming-from-all-five-free-to-air-tv-networks-2016-11 The five free-to-air t

[LINK] Cyber Security Strategy

(Twitter Quote) Gai Brodtmann ‏@GaiBrodtmannMP 23 hours ago Cyber Security Strategy has been out for 6 months 2 weeks. What has the Turnbull Government done? Written a letter. MEDIA RELEASE GAI BRODTMANN MP SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR CYBER SECURITY AND DEFENCE MEMBER FOR CANBERRA APART

Re: [LINK] MyGov down today

cyber security," he said. "The department's services, which include myGov, were affected by a short disruption on 31 October 2016, after which services were restored. We apologise to any customers who were inconvenienced."

[LINK] Telco Complaints up 16 Percent

Aussie telco complaints are through the roof Rae Johnston - Lifehacker Australia - Wednesday, 2 November 2016 Complaints to telecommunications providers are up by over 16 per cent, according to the latest report detailing the number of new landline, mobile and internet complaints the Telecommu

Re: [LINK] Chinese tech companies changing the world

particular shop I was in a few days ago, the 4 people in line before > me all paid with Alipay. > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Stephen Loosley > wrote: > Chinese tech companies tha

[LINK] MyGov down today

It seems the MyGov website went down today .. Herman E Hofman @Her... 29 seconds #myGov is not working. Shades of census night. All Government IT should be outsourced to Amazon. Adrian Cutts @|_YBASlhttp://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link

[LINK] New Russian nuclear missile

Russia unveils massive new Satan 2 ICBM nuclear missiles By Loz Blain October 26th, 201 http://newatlas.com/rs28-sarmat-satan-2-russian-icbm/46127/ Russian President Vladimir Putin today announced a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-28 Sarmat. The new weapon has some truly extrao

[LINK] Chinese tech companies changing the world

Chinese tech companies that are changing the world October 28, 2016 http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/chinese-tech-companies-that-are-changing-the-world/news-story/24a6929c4a8d23d7c4c52612a009ba5d IF YOU have travelled to China in the last six months, you would know something was u

[LINK] Zcash launches tomorrow

Quoting https://z.cash Privacy technology for blockchains Zcash is the first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security. The Zcash genesis block will launch on October 28, 2016. Zcash is still an experimental technology, and this is only the beginning of its (ho

[LINK] Computers should be granted patents

New research published by the University of Surrey is calling for inventions by computers to be legally granted patents. The research states that the rapid increase in computer power is posing new challenges when it comes to patenting an invention. Artificial intelligence is playing an ever l

[LINK] V2X ... (V2I and V2V)

Of Link interest .. Australia is leading the world in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology. At the South Australian company Cohda Wireless website (www.cohdawireless.com) they say .. (Quote) “The complete solution, Cohda is the world's most advanced and most experienced V2X provider C

[LINK] The Highest Paying Programming Languages

Fifteen Highest Paying Programming Languages In 2016 by Peter Kim Follow http://blog.edx.org/highest-paying-programming-languages-2016? (free uni courses) As the ever-expanding world of technology continues to grow in its reach, so too do the various jobs, skills, and programming languages.

[LINK] auDA takes down 1,025 sites

Over 1000 Australian websites taken down after China-based criminal plot revealed Over 1000 Australian websites have been shut down after it was discovered they had been set up by overseas, largely Chinese, cyber criminals. by Paul Smith http://www.afr.com/technology/web/security/more-than-1

[LINK] Completely off-topic

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/562fzy/what_is_the_most_pleasant_and_uplifting_fact_you/ 7 hours ago  Smallpox emerged over 10,000 years ago. At its peak the disease killed 15 million people a year, maimed millions more and caused 1/3 of all blindness. Between the 1850s and the 19

[LINK] New data governance industry association

http://datagovernanceaus.com.au Setting industry benchmarks for the collection, use and management of data in Australia. “Australia has a new data governance industry association” Written by  Peter Dinham 04 October 2016 http://www.itwire.com/data/75066-australia-has-a-new-data-governance-

Re: [LINK] Why Peak Car Ownership in 2020 Isn't So Farfetched

David writes, > ... > The rise in interest in autonomous vehicles is just one indication > that the era of high numbers of personally owned vehicles in the U.S. > is coming to an end. “The 15-Point U.S. Federal Ch

Re: [LINK] ABS Tries to Blame IBM for 2016 Census Problems

Tom and Roger write, > G'day Tom > >> In its 123 page submission to the 2016 Census Senate Inquiry, the Australian >> Bureau of Statistics (ABS) >> seeks to blame IBM for the failure of the system on Census night: >> http://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore. >> ashx?id=124f22ba-caaa-46ff-899d-7d968

[LINK] Malware-laden USB drives found in Victorian letterboxes

Malware-laden USB drives found in Victorian letterboxes By Paris Cowan Sep 22 2016, 4:16PM http://www.crn.com.au/news/malware-loaded-usbdrives-found-in-letter-boxes-438025 Malware loaded USB-drives have been found dropped in letter boxes in Victoria, with would-be cyber criminals hoping res

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