Question Time: Australian Digital ID

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Really engaging Question Time segment about Australia’s move towards a Digital ID and the recent string of catastrophic data outages. The speaker breaks down why massive outages rarely feel like simple ‘bad updates’ and why companies roll out patches gradually — plus how some incidents clearly point to insider access or deliberate theft rather than innocent mistakes. They walk through the Optus-style scenario like a warehouse robbery, explain why automatic updates exist to patch critical vulnerabilities, and warn that AI is about to supercharge the scale and speed of cyberattacks. It’s a thoughtful, slightly alarmed take that argues we should be prepared with cash and offline backups while pushing companies to be transparent. If you care about privacy, payments, or how fragile our digital systems really are, this clip is a must-watch. I found it eye-opening and would love to hear your experiences with outages or what you think about a national Digital ID.

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Question Time — quickfire discussion on Australian Digital ID, recent data breaches and what the big outages really mean. In this clip we dig into whether catastrophic outages are simply bungled updates or something more sinister. The speaker explains how updates are tested incrementally and why they can be switched off when things go wrong — which suggests many large-scale crashes aren’t accidental. They liken some breaches to a warehouse robbery: the door’s open, someone wheels out pallets of data and staff barely stop them. Ouch.

We also talk about real incidents like the Optus-style outage and the CrowdStrike headlines, and why insiders or targeted theft are often behind the biggest leaks. The conversation moves into the future: AI-driven automation will massively increase the scale and sophistication of attacks, making old defences look flimsy. Practical takeaway? Keep cash handy, demand transparency from providers, and push for stronger security practices rather than blind faith in always-on digital systems.

If you’re concerned about privacy, worried about card outages, or just curious about how updates and vulnerabilities really work — this clip cuts through the jargon. Leave your thoughts below: have you been hit by a payments outage? Do you back a national Digital ID? Subscribe, share, and let’s get this debate out in the open. #QuestionTime #DigitalID #CyberSecurity

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