Open post Angus Gibbins @angusgibbins@mastodon.social · 2mo ago Replying to @yaakov@cloudisland.nz RE: https://aus.social/@ausfestivus/116989943360191892 how rare @yaakov@cloudisland.nz @ausfestivus@aus.social does it count as working if I got it twice?
Open post Angus Gibbins @angusgibbins@mastodon.social · 9mo ago Replying to @parisba@cloudisland.nz @gruber@mastodon.social FYI, John, I'm fully back on the air as of today, but share your concerns on Apple Gift Card safety. Small update here: https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/ — longer one soon. @glyph@mastodon.social @parisba@cloudisland.nz @gruber@mastodon.social @glyph@mastodon.social thanks for sharing your story, I will now be extremely vigilant about gift cards from retailers. Even if legitimate. I’m glad you got your account back, but I agree, none of this is good enough.
Open post Angus Gibbins @angusgibbins@mastodon.social · 19mo ago Replying to @floreani@hachyderm.io <p>When the ALP was elected, many in the tech policy and digital rights space (including myself) were hopeful it would mean a more amenable government to good, meaningful - ideally progressive - tech policy. This, in my opinion, did not happen. Here’s me attempting to summarise ~3 years of frustration- </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/17/the-tech-industry-has-never-been-more-powerful-how-does-the-governments-policies-stack-up/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/feb/17/the-tech-industry-has-never-been-more-powerful-how-does-the-governments-policies-stack-up/</span></a></p> @floreani@hachyderm.io ALP showed their true colours around tech under Shorten. Happily let through Mandatory Data Retention and Encryption Busting legislation. They’re cowardice at best, as deceitful and dangerous as LNP at worst