Media Dragon: ID Fraud - Wolf in Sheep Clothing: Gavin Slater to take on the role CEO of the Digital Transformation Agency.

“The risk of identity theft in the United States continues to rise. The incidence of such crimes rose consistently over the last decade, from 246,214 in 2006 to 399,225 last year. The rate of identity theft varies considerably between states. Using the Federal Trade Commission’s 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states with the most and least identity theft. The risk of identity theft in the United States continues to rise. The incidence of such crimes rose consistently over the last decade, from 246,214 in 2006 to 399,225 last year. The rate of identity theft varies considerably between states. Using the Federal Trade Commission’s 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states with the most and least identity theft…”

Jailed biz coach accused of $17.5m HPE fraud writes to fans saying 'join me'

Fair Work considers widening probe into United Petroleum underpayment

The federal government has recruited Gavin Slater to take on the role CEO of the Digital Transformation Agency Former NAB exec to take charge of govt’s Digital Transformation Agency

First Monday – The rise of reading analytics and the emerging calculus of reader privacy in the digital world
“This paper studies emerging technologies for tracking reading behaviors (“reading analytics”) and their implications for reader privacy, attempting to place them in a historical context. It discusses what data is being collected, to whom it is available, and how it might be used by various interested parties. The paper includes two case studies — mass-market e-books and scholarly journals — and illustrates a shift from government to commercial surveillance.”

Australia's Digital Transformation Agency has a new project-canceller-in-chief, announcing that ex-banker Gavin Slater will succeed interim CEO Nerida O’Loughlin as of May 1.
Slater is credited with driving a “widespread digital transformation” at the National Australia Bank, before joining fellow executive Renee Roberts on the outer after an executive restructure last year.
DTA gets its new CEO, opposition tells gummint to get some 'nous'

Labor calls for independent review of govt digital transformation efforts

Australian Tax Office stays schtum on whether HPE outages report is complete

Trump Cracks Down on Visa Program That Staffs Silicon Valley Bloomberg. Lead story as of this hour.

Trump just made it harder for companies to hire foreign workers in the tech industry TPM TPM uploaded the revised guidance here.

How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons NYT . Of these tricks, the FT’s Izabella Kaminska‏remarks: “The whole concept of ‘nudging’ is abhorrent to my mind and agency/autonomy compromising. The new feudalism.” At this point, we remember that Obama’s Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Cass Sunstein, was a big “nudge theory” proponent. So Obama and Trav share a special bond

Why you should worry that your browsing history is now for sale New Scientist. Google and Facebook (presumably), which are not infrastructural, don’t have access to your banking data. Your ISP, which is, could.

AIG taps into consumer fears with new cybersecurity product Reuters You cannot make this up. The answer to deficient products (in this case hackable software and devices) isn’t to make the manufacturer liable or have the Feds all over them to get them fix the problem. It’s another level of grifting called insurance (although in some cases the insurer will seek to recover from the tech co).

If You Owe the IRS Money, You Might Get a Call from a Private Debt Collector

APRA plays Santa Claus for bank CEOs

Hats off to Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer for the use of understatement by declaring Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) alleged crackdown on real estate investors wouldn't have "any particular profitability impact".