Privacy

“Fence the ocean”🔗

According to the recent article, ‘Very blunt approach’:

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has expressed reservations about the social media ban for under-16s pushed by Minister for Communications Anika Wells.
“What you’re effectively asking us to do with this is fence the ocean,” she said. “We might be able to create some friction and some degree of safety, but it’s a futile exercise if you think you’re totally stemming the ocean.”

Least credentials and Age verification🔗

In yet another breach of sensitive data (passports), Bruce Schneier makes a good point that using such powerful credentials as proof required for an unimportant purpose is the design flaw behind this operational snafu. This is the equivalent to the superintendent of a large apartment building giving the master key to someone who only needs access to a storage closet for a day.