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Feb 3 “FW: URGENT: Tudge leaked personal data to cow welfare critics,” in which @SquigglyRick continues his incisive reporting on the Robodebt Royal Commission. This is a shocking story, illustrating shat cunts Tudge and his colleagues were.

THIS IS THE START OF MY THREAD ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET. #Budget2023 I’ll be looking specifically for things related to the cybers or digital life or adjacent issues. The documents will be at budget.gov.au from 1930 AEST. To begin, some hints for understanding them... The one I always hit first is Budget Paper No. 2. This lists and explains all the individual “budget measures”, which are the changes to every line item since the previous Budget or now-usual Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO).

The rhetoric of Web3 is full of claims that it’s all about, in part, the ownership of your own data. And self-sovereign identities (SSI) are about “owning” your identity. But what does that mean? A typical formulation is this one by digital strategist Emanuela Ferraro, who says that Web3 means “individuals, not intermediaries, can ultimately own and manage their own data free from centralised control.” It’s about “disrupting centralisation” and “putting users back in control” of their data.