Mastercard intends to do away with the 16-digit number on their credit and debit cards and replace them with on-device biometrics and tokenization as part of a plan to quash identity theft and fraud. In Australia the initial rollout of these new numberless cards will be via a partnership with AMP Bank, but other banks are expected to follow over the next 12 months. Mastercard recently committed to phasing out manual card entry and static passwords by 2030 in favor of tokenization and biometrics, and to replace traditional authentication methods with on-device biometrics for users to authenticate purchases without exposing personal data online. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202502/biometrics-tokenization-to-replace-credit-card-numbers-by-2030

Yes, the Aussie government is bought and paid for by you-know-who -- pharma . . . Australian Government Will Not Suspend Use of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines​ https://brownstone.org/articles/australian-government-will-not-suspend-use-of-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/

Yes, the Aussie government is bought and paid for by you-know-who -- pharma . . . Australian Government Will Not Suspend Use of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines​ https://brownstone.org/articles/australian-government-will-not-suspend-use-of-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/

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Fans attending this year’ Australian Open (AO) tennis tournament must agree to be monitored by facial recognition cameras, under a new clause added to the Grand Slam’s terms and conditions. “By entering the tournament site,” says a report in The Age, “patrons acknowledge that security cameras which ‘may incorporate facial recognition technology’ will be used in order to ‘enhance security and patron safety’.” The terms and conditions specify that the latter includes, “without limitation, to assist in identifying and denying entry to, or ejecting, persons who have been removed or denied entry to the AO under these conditions (including persons who M&OP and TA reasonably believe it is in the best interests of the safety, security or integrity of the AO to do so), for other law enforcement purposes and contact tracing.” https://www.biometricupdate.com/202501/australian-open-gets-wicket-face-biometrics-for-express-entry

One down, most of Europe (and elsewhere) to go . . . In a win for free speech advocates, the Australian Government formally abandoned its misinformation bill over the weekend, after failing to secure support in the Senate. The proposed laws would have forced social media companies to show that they were preventing the spread of misinformation and disinformation on their platforms, with fines of up to 5% of global revenue for non-compliance.​ https://brownstone.org/articles/free-speech-win-down-under-as-misinformation-bill-is-officially-binned/

A Domino Effect, See what then WE FIGHT back. During this week, an interesting display of parliamentary dynamics unfolded as an array of Senators announced they would oppose the bill, one by one. Senators Lidia Thorpe, Tammy Tyrell, David Pocock, Jacqui Lambie, Gerard Rennick, Fatima Payman, and others declared their opposition. Their reasons varied from concerns over government overreach, and vague definitions of misinformation, to the implications for political discourse and the potential for misuse. Each statement chipped away at the bill’s support, creating a domino effect. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/australias-misinformation-bill-dead-now

It is not every day that you achieve the status of “he-who-must-not-be-named.” But that curious distinction has been bestowed upon me by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other publications. For more than a year, people who tried to research my name online using ChatGPT were met with an immediate error warning. It turns out that I am among a small group of individuals who have been effectively disappeared by the AI system. How we came to this Voldemortian status is a chilling tale about not just the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence, but the power of companies like OpenAI. Joining me in this dubious distinction are Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain, CNBC anchor David Faber, Australian mayor Brian Hood, English professor David Mayer, and a few others. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ghosted-chatgpt-how-jonathan-turley-was-first-defamed-then-deleted-ai

A network facilitating spy agencies’ intelligence-sharing between the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, known as Five Eyes, has its sights set on encryption, and proceeding from that, also online anonymity. Even more online censorship would also not be a bad idea – these are some of the highlights from the first public-facing paper the organizations behind this group have published. https://reclaimthenet.org/ive-eyes-targets-encryption-online-anonymity-censorship-extremism

Over 300 deadly virus samples have gone missing from a government-operated laboratory in Queensland, Australia. The missing virus samples include approximately 100 Hendra virus samples, 223 lyssavirus fragments, and two full hantavirus samples. These virus samples went missing In what is described as a “jaw-dropping and alarming breach of biosecurity”, according to the National Pulse. This news, which first emerged in August 2023, but didn’t get much attention, has sent shockwaves through the medical and scientific communities. https://activistpost.com/2024/12/300-deadly-virus-samples-go-missing-in-australia.html