All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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When Using Open-Source Information Online Becomes Foreign Interference
Two weeks ago, 55-year-old Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo was arrested on charges of “recklessly” engaging in foreign interference. Csergo’s case reads like a spy novel. He allegedly met two Chinese people he knew as “Ken” and “Evelyn” in empty cafes in Shanghai, taking cash and agreeing to write reports for them about Australian defence, economic…
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Let’s Talk About the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 End-Credit Scenes
He didn’t even need to, but James Gunn teased the future of the Marvel franchise in two end-credit scenes.
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You Can’t Trust Your Browser’s ‘Lock’ to Tell You a Website Is Safe
When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure your connection is actually secure. Google, however, announced it will retire the lock, since it doesn’t think it serves…
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Somebody Explain to Me What Happens When You Flush a Toilet on a Plane
It doesn’t work like your toilet at home, which uses gravity to remove waste from our toilets into the sewer system. An aeroplane toilet uses a vacuum system along with a blue chemical that cleans and removes odours every time you flush. A smelly tank The waste and blue cleaning fluid ends up in a…