When you wheel a brand-new 65-inch 4K smart TV out of the box and plug it into your living room or corporate boardroom, you aren’t just buying a display. You are inviting an active surveillance node into your network. Behind the sleek glass and vibrant HDR panels lies a sobering economic and technical reality: many…
On April 7, 2026, the digital world received a jarring wake-up call that shattered the comfortable narrative of corporate and governmental security. Anthropic, the AI lab behind the popular Claude assistant, unveiled a new, highly optimised model called Claude Mythos. Unlike general-purpose AI, Mythos was engineered with advanced coding and testing capability. This has resulted in the…
The TEA App Breach: A Warning We Ignored On July 25, 2025, a massive data breach exposed roughly 72,000 images—including verification selfies and government IDs—from the TEA app, a dating safety platform marketed to women. These files weren’t properly secured. When the database was discovered, people all over the world began downloading and sharing its…
A New Kind of Division For much of history, the forces that split societies were visible. People understood the machinery of oppression behind apartheid. They recognised how sectarian divides hardened into conflict. They knew what it meant for a society to fracture along lines of race, religion, or ideology. But today, the fractures feel different….
A Landmark Sentencing With High Stakes Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the privacy-focused Bitcoin application Samourai Wallet, was sentenced on November 6, 2025, to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Samourai Wallet, a Bitcoin mixing tool designed to anonymise transactions, had been accused by the U.S….
In an increasingly hostile online environment, digital privacy has become a matter of urgent concern for everyone—from everyday internet users to cybersecurity experts. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), often seen as a tool for the tech-savvy, have become one of the most important safeguards for privacy and security. However, recent efforts by certain governments to ban…
As Microsoft retires Windows 10 and pushes AI-equipped new machines, a veteran developer warns that user control is slipping away—raising serious questions about ownership, privacy, and digital freedom. October 14, 2025, marked a watershed moment in the tech world: the official end of life for Windows 10. Despite nearly 40% of users worldwide still relying…
For years, Switzerland was regarded as a global benchmark for digital privacy. Its legal framework, political neutrality, and strong tradition of discretion made it the natural headquarters for secure communication services. That reputation is now under serious strain. In July 2025, Proton—the company best known for its encrypted email and VPN services—announced it would move…
Introduction – Privacy at a Crossroads For decades, people have relied on technologies such as VPNs, privacy-focused browsers, and encrypted messaging services like Signal or Telegram to shield their digital lives. These tools promised that private conversations stayed private. But privacy is now under threat from an unexpected direction—modern smartphones, laptops, and operating systems are…
How Big Tech Mines Your Data—and What You Can Do About It The modern internet is built on search. But behind every keystroke, scroll, and click is a data trail—one that powers trillion-dollar empires, fuels government surveillance, and shapes the content we see. Search engines aren’t just tools for discovery anymore; they’re instruments of behavioural…
The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Global Industry: Stakeholders, Profits, and Power Dynamics We can now look back at the last 7 years and review the documented evidence surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which was originally shrouded in secrecy but it now being exposed by whistle-blowers, freedom of information requests and public disclosures. Given the public announcements…
Movies often portray phone tracking as a high-stakes race where law enforcement needs several minutes of someone being on a call to trace their location. In reality, modern technology allows phones to be tracked almost instantly, even without an active call. This article will explain how smartphones are tracked, whether they have a SIM card…
In recent years, Australia’s approach to network infrastructure has raised serious questions about the allocation of public funds and the prioritisation of essential services. While the government has invested heavily in surveillance technology, such as Victoria’s extensive CCTV network, it has failed to deliver comparable broadband speeds and affordability to those enjoyed by citizens in…
Governments rarely introduce policies with overtly sinister intentions. Instead, they offer enticing promises of safety, efficiency, and convenience—proposals so seemingly beneficial that they face little resistance. However, history has shown that the road to increased control is often paved with well-intentioned ideas. What begins as an innocent initiative can, with a few subtle adjustments, morph…
In the shadow of modern Western societies, a troubling pattern emerges: the victim mentality. This pervasive mindset, often unconscious, subtly drains personal power and hinders societal progress. Rooted in Freud’s belief that our past defines our mental health, this mentality shackles individuals to previous traumas and grievances. However, there exists a liberating alternative—the philosophy of…
When law enforcement investigates crimes such as burglary, family violence, or vandalism, one of their first questions is, “Is there CCTV footage available?” Visual evidence plays a critical role in solving crimes and securing convictions, making surveillance systems an increasingly common feature in modern homes. This growing reliance on CCTV creates a social expectation —…
Recently, there has been widespread news coverage in Australia about a concerning email scam that’s targeting businesses and individuals. Based on recent activity on our business systems, we want to make you aware of this threat, as it’s more relevant now than ever. What’s Happening on Our Systems In the past two weeks, we’ve observed…
In today’s digital landscape, the term “hacking” often brings to mind darkened rooms, hooded figures, and computers lit by the glow of screens displaying complex code. However, hacking itself is not inherently bad. It simply refers to the act of exploiting a system’s vulnerabilities to gain access to something unauthorised. The intent behind the act—whether…
On August 26, 2024, Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, was arrested in France. He is accused of failing to take adequate measures to curb the criminal use of his platform. Durov was detained upon arriving in Paris from Baku on his private jet on Saturday night. However, it’s worth considering this event from another…
What You Need to Know About the Hidden Protocol in Your Internet Service Provider’s Supplied Modem/Router When you sign up for an internet service, you expect fast speeds, reliable connections, and seamless browsing. But what if your modem—the device your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies to get you online—also opens the door to unseen risks?…
As technology advances rapidly across various industries worldwide, governments are increasingly exploring ways to leverage these innovations for enhancing security measures while streamlining services offered by public institutions or private enterprises. In recent developments, our Australia government has passed legislation allowing them to introduce features of digital identification systems into everyday life under seemingly benevolent…
All Standard Smartphones Offer Minimal Security And No Privacy All the popular smartphones on the market today have very serious issues with regard to both security and privacy. If you wish to understand the scope of the problem, check out these previous articles. While security is reasonably good on modern smartphone, privacy is not. Your…
When you compromise the security of connected computer equipment and mobile devices for any purpose, you are providing anybody with malicious intent(bad actor), easy access to virtually any company or government database on the planet. This article will show how this is a major problem that won’t go away. Spying/Stalkerware Software Readily Available When I…
This article was published last year, however, some of the content has had to be updated to reflect recent policy changes made by some of the companies mentioned. If you do a search on the question above, in Google, you will find lot’s of explanations on which browser you should be using and why, however,…
The following details were published on the Cyber Security Hub in relation to the Medibank Australia system “data breach” in 2022. I have reprinted the details here to emphasise the gravity of the event. It is important that you read this, as it highlight the behaviour of the criminal, the company, law enforcement and government….
Whether you choose to buy a new electric vehicle (EV) or a traditional petrol/diesel/gas (ICE) one is currently in your hands. Some governments are proposing to take this choice away from you and making EV purchasing your only option. The question remains on what is proposed to be done with the existing 1.475 billion petrol,…
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) have been around since the evolution of the Internet. Historically, they were used to allow secure and private connections between employees and their place of employment, or to provide site-to-site connections between geographically separate company offices. Setting them up, required specialist networking skills, so they were usually set up by expert…
Most people may be aware that there is a tendency for the marketing information that pops up on your phone, seems to be related to conversations you had, or things you looked up in your browser. On smartphones, this happens by design. So while your smartphone is able to make phone calls to anybody at…
I hear this often from people. Fortunately, for all of us, this is true. Sharing is Caring People are generally very open and like sharing their stories, which includes just “loving” platforms such as Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc. as these allow you to do it for free. with very little effort, from anywhere,…
Take a moment to reflect on the following which was published on the Australian Government AUSTRAC website on 29 October 2021. To ensure that you understand that there is no bias in this article, the opening paragraphs are reprinted here: “The issue of de-banking is a complex global problem. Over the past decade, the range…
The term “smart device” is now used prolifically for all of the electronics enabled gadgets in your home. There is no doubt that the devices are “smarter” than they were 30 years ago as they have additional functionality to those of the past decades. Devices are considered “smart” as soon as they have electronic circuitry…
As our lust for technology grows, so does out exposure to an ever increasing amount of EMF sources. There is a mounting body of evidence available, that shows that all aspects of your health are affected, to a various degree, by this increased exposure. Industry pressure placed on researchers, has silenced the research. The risks…
This article will explain why your Local Area Network (LAN) may no longer be as private as you think. I will also give you a guide on what to do to change this back to way it should be … private! Networking 101 There are on two types of network that you need to know…
