Latest / Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
The cybersecurity expert taking Services Australia to court
Queensland software developer Fraser Tweedale made a Freedom of Information request for the MyGov Code Generator app's code so he could review it, but the government refused. Services Australia said that releasing the code would leave it open to attack. Fraser argues that cybersecurity requires transparency. Having exhausted other avenues, Fraser has crowdfunded legal fees to take Services Australia to the Administrative Review Tribunal, to argue that government applications for punters should be open-source, as 'security by obscurity' has potential to be misused.Guest: Software engineer…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.