# In This Issue

- eSafety Commissioner gets power to force telcos to block internet content

- PM visits G7 summit to get other countries onboard the online content blocking train

- Group of men arrested for match fixing esports games

- Running UniFi wireless networking gear at home is cool

- Cheap 4TB portable HDD, iTunes gift cards, mechanical keyboard, UnixStickers, Optus & Boost prepaid SIMs, Google Home Minis, Lenovo Smart Clock, Samsung Tab S4, GoPro Hero7 Black, Yamaha soundbar, Google Home Max, Sony noise canceling headphones

# News

#### eSafety Commissioner gets power to force telcos to block internet content

We all thought the eSafety Commissioner was a joke, but the government has given it powers to force telcos into blocking content during "crisis events", to avoid a repeat of the awful live stream broadcast on Facebook by the perpetrator during the Christchurch terrorist attack. Alongside these new powers, "the government would also be establishing a 24/7 Crisis Coordination Centre to inform government agencies of "online crisis events" and aid the eSafety Commissioner to make a "rapid assessment" during such situations". The full government statement on this topic can be read here.

#### PM visits G7 summit to get other countries onboard the online content blocking train

Meanwhile, over in France where the G7 summit is being held, our PM is lobbying the G7 countries to do similar online content blocking - which is weird as we aren't part of the G7 (he was invited by Emmanuel Macron) and the terrorist attack happened in NZ, not Australia. Anyways, plans to have "social media giants" like Snapchat, Google and Facebok sign the "Charter for an Open, Free, and Safe Internet" backfired after they were allegedly bullied by the Trump administration not to do it. Also at G7, Trump said that if France implements its "digital tax" plans that the USA will "be taxing their wine like they’ve never seen before".

#### Group of men arrested for match fixing esports games

Six men have been busted by Australia's first ever police investigation into esports match-fixing. "Police allege the men, from Victoria and Western Australia, arranged the outcomes of matches during a tournament, and placed bets on their own matches". The maximum punishment for "the offences of engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome, and use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes" is 10 years jail time - would be pretty rough to end up in jail for esports match fixing! Apparently Sportsbet lets you place bets on the outcome of esports matched. I had no idea.

# Not News

#### Running UniFi wireless networking gear at home is cool

Scott Hanselman has blogged about his joy of using Ubiquiti's UniFi wireless networking gear at home. I use UniFi at home too (3x 802.11n UAPs and a USG, would love to get a UniFi switch and some 802.11ac APs one day) and it's been running smoothly for years. I love that I can have a single wi-fi network name and my devices seamlessly roam between the closest access point for the strongest signal. That's really the killer UniFi feature for me. It's also great to use on remote sites, as you can host the management stuff in the cloud (i.e: with HostFi), making it perfect for installing at your parents house for example.

# Bargains

- 4TB Seagate portable HDD - $134.95 with the code PONY10 on eBay (free delivery for eBay Plus members)

- 15% off iTunes gift cards from PayPal's Digital Gifts store on eBay

- Kogan's cheap mechanical keyboard (Outemu Blue switches & RGB backlit keys) is back for $39 with free delivery

- Sample pack of 10 UnixStickers nerdy stickers for $1 from Sticker Mule

- Optus $30 prepaid SIM for $15 and free delivery

- Two Google Home Minis for $79 at JB

- Boost Prepaid 12m prepaid kit with 80GB of data and unlimited calls/SMS - $140 at Big W

The Good Guys have a new eBay sale using the code PGUY15:

- Lenovo Smart Clock - $84.15

- Samsung Tab S4 10.5" 64GB Wi-Fi - $577

- GoPro HERO7 Black + Dry Bag - $423

- Yamaha YAS-108B soundbar - $169.15

- Google Home Max - $254.15

- Sony WH1000XM3B noise canceling headphones - $335.75

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