They’ve been reasonable by waiting four months from initial contact, but in vulnerability disclosures it’s polite to add a better timeline of events. There’s still some detail that hasn’t been fully resolved, but it’s not clear what the residual impact is.
This particular post doesn’t really seem to go into too much depth about what these keys are used for, or the damage that could be done, but I’m erring on the side of ‘meh’ until proven otherwise. It’s freely viewable content if you’re in Australia. They’ve obviously stuffed up on multiple fronts, and my money is on these issues being introduced by an integrator, rather than ABC employee.
Lastly, the ABC is a corporate entity that is fully owned by the commonwealth (and beloved by most Australians) - tue article describes it as ‘state media’, which has sinister propaganda connotations of broadcasters in some other countries.
> Lastly, the ABC is a corporate entity that is fully owned by the commonwealth (and beloved by most Australians) - tue article describes it as ‘state media’, which has sinister propaganda connotations of broadcasters in some other countries.
I’d compare ABC to PBS in America. They both are state media. I think more liberal usage of accurate terms in this way is needed. Folks ought to know who funded and produced the reporting that they consume, especially when it’s those same folks doing the funding. It seems like you’re saying that calling it “state media” is something like spreading FUD, but to object to it being said in neutral terms entirely? I don’t see who benefits from leaving that info out either.
I think the larger issues is these terms being used as dog whistles for propaganda in the first place. Those who have the power to label others as propaganda are not themselves subject to such labeling. Curious.
Both PBS and ABC are independent of the ‘state’ though. They’re public broadcasters funded by public funds, which are administered by a federal agency (Dep of Industry in Australia).
This particular post doesn’t really seem to go into too much depth about what these keys are used for, or the damage that could be done, but I’m erring on the side of ‘meh’ until proven otherwise. It’s freely viewable content if you’re in Australia. They’ve obviously stuffed up on multiple fronts, and my money is on these issues being introduced by an integrator, rather than ABC employee.
Lastly, the ABC is a corporate entity that is fully owned by the commonwealth (and beloved by most Australians) - tue article describes it as ‘state media’, which has sinister propaganda connotations of broadcasters in some other countries.