@daedalus Dunno whether to call this Teen Social Media Ban schemozzle "policy on the run" or if there's some other better fitting name for it, but it sure is a mess.

There's no "one size fits all" solution, and anyone trying to sell one is lying or an ignorant fool. I would go as far as saying there is no totally effectively solution or combination of solutions.

Albo was right to say "Government may not be able to protect every child from every threat on social media." He knows they cannot, yet he's going to try because he thinks it's a good look.

"Teen Social Media Ban" is a feel-good policy to appease voters who say "I'm scared of what's on the Internet", or "Won't somebody think of the children?", or "What are kids up to these days?"

The government has promised to do something about it, so now they have to be seen to do something.

Will they deliver something?
Sure.

Will that "something" work as promised?
Nope.

Will it have unintended consequences?
Yes.

Will it have unforeseen side-effects that hurt innocent people?
Unfortunately.

Will it have security holes that are exploited by child-abusers, criminals, bent cops overreaching their powers, and more?
Yes.

Is it going to be expensive?
OMG, yes. The big Consulting firms are lining-up, and Tech giants know if they complain hard enough, they'll get paid well to have a hand in specifying how it's implemented, get well compensated for the inconvenience of any changes they're required by these new regulations to make at their end, or ideally all of the above.

Will it make the internet a safer place?
That's so difficult to measure that I'll remind you of what I said above about people making such statements being liars or fools.

Will it add another unnecessary layer of complexity their everyday life when using the internet in Australia?
Yes. People will have to accept it as the new "normal", and hand-in-hand with that, greater numbers of people will be adopting VPNs, browser plugins, and other technology to circumvent this ill-advised "Teen Social Media Ban".

#AusPol #AgeAssurance #SocialMedia

**Nick Taylor** @nickytonline@hachyderm.io · 4h

Nick Taylor @nickytonline@hachyderm.io

My coworker Bobby opened an issue in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) repo proposing some security improvements to the spec. It’s now a discussion.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

#ztna #zerotrust #mcp #security

https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/804

Spec Proposal: A Gateway-Based Authorization Model Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Yes. While the currently described MCP authorization model, based on OAuth 2.1 as d...

GitHubSpec Proposal: A Gateway-Based Authorization Model · modelcontextprotocol modelcontextprotocol · Discussion #804Spec Proposal: A Gateway-Based Authorization Model Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Yes. While the currently described MCP authorization model, based on OAuth 2.1 as d...

**nemo™** @nemo@mas.to · 4h

nemo™ @nemo@mas.to

16 Billion #Passwords Just Leaked... by #sog #yt #privacy #security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yyVjs-5eA

YouTube16 Billion Passwords Just Leaked...By SomeOrdinaryGamers

**Pyrzout** @jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site · 5h

Pyrzout @jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site

Banana Squad Hides Data-Stealing Malware in Fake GitHub Repositories – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/banana-squad-hides-data-stealing-malware-in-fake-github-repositories-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #CyberSecurityNews #cybersecurity #Vulnerability #BananaSquad #OpenSource #Hackread #security #malware #GitHub

CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP · 5hBanana Squad Hides Data-Stealing Malware in Fake GitHub Repositories – Source:hackread.comSource: hackread.com - Author: Deeba Ahmed. ReversingLabs researchers recently uncovered a new and worrying attack method led by a group called Banana

**Pyrzout** @jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site · 5h

Pyrzout @jos1264@social.skynetcloud.site

Scammers Insert Fake Support Numbers on Real Apple, Netflix, PayPal Pages – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/scammers-insert-fake-support-numbers-on-real-apple-netflix-paypal-pages-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #CyberSecurityNews #BankofAmerica #cybersecurity #CyberAttack #Hackread #security #malware #Netflix #PayPal #Apple #Fraud #HP

CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP · 5hScammers Insert Fake Support Numbers on Real Apple, Netflix, PayPal Pages – Source:hackread.comSource: hackread.com - Author: Deeba Ahmed. Cybercriminals are finding clever new ways to trick people, even on the official websites of major companie

**Robby** @robby_seventeen@mastodon.social · 5h

Robby @robby_seventeen@mastodon.social

16 BILLION passwords leaked. Passkey, TOTP or similar an absolute must. Crazy.

#tech #security

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/06/19/16-billion-apple-facebook-google-passwords-leaked---change-yours-now/

Forbes16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act NowChange all your account passwords now — don’t wait: 16 billion credentials are confirmed as having been leaked.

**Lobsters** @lobsters@mastodon.social · 5h

Lobsters @lobsters@mastodon.social

Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion https://lobste.rs/s/ibipnj #mac #reversing #security
https://www.huntress.com/blog/inside-bluenoroff-web3-intrusion-analysis

lobste.rsFeeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion | Lobsters

**Bin Chicken 𓅠** @BinChicken@rants.au · 6h *

6h *

Bin Chicken 𓅠 @BinChicken@rants.au

Six months out from teen social media ban, age-checking tech mistakes kids for 37-year-olds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-19/teen-social-media-ban-technology-concerns/105430458

Tests of automated age-guessing technology to be used for a proposed teen social media ban in Australia revealed it's wildly inaccurate and not fit for purpose.

Today, @daedalus took part in a government briefing and Q&A session, and as you can see from this thread, it was a total shitshow: https://eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/114712755649100993

ABC News · 1dSix months out from teen social media ban, age-checking tech mistakes kids for 37-year-oldsBy Ange Lavoipierre

#AusPol #AgeAssurance #SocialMedia

**PrivacyDigest** @PrivacyDigest@mas.to · 6h

PrivacyDigest @PrivacyDigest@mas.to

Epic 16B login #leak nobody heard about | Cybernews

Several collections of login #credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history, totaling a humongous 16 billion exposed login credentials. The data most likely originates from various #infostealers.
#privacy #security #databreach

https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/