What Is A Digital Duty Of Care?

DIGITAL DUTY OF CARE
The Aussie government has announced new laws to make social media companies take steps to keep you safe online. It wants to make social media giants responsbile for harmful content and it wants to do this by brining in digital duty of care laws. Similar laws already exist in places like the UK. A duty of care is a responsibility to keep people safe before anything bad happens. Basically, these social media companies would need to stay up to date with potentially harmful trends and be constantly taking steps to make sure users on their platforms stay safe instead of just making changes after something bad happens. For example, when a school installs a new playground, the school need to make sure it's safe before kids use it and regularly check that it's still safe, instead of only fixing problems after someone gets hurt. The government says companies that don't follow the rules will be punished, likely with big fines. But a bit like the government's plan to ban under 16s from social media, it's not expected to happen until at least 2025, and even then, it's not a sure thing. Laws like this need to make it through parliament first, so we'll have to wait and see if the government's able to make it happen.
TRUMP BIDEN MEETING
US President Joe Biden has had a meeting with the next US President Donald Trump. It was the first time Donald Trump had returned to the White House after winning this month's Presidential election. After a shake of the hands, current President Biden said he was looking forward to a smooth transition
PANDAS LEAVING
It's officially time to say Goodbye to Australia's and the Southern Hemispheres only Giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Funi. After 15 years calling Adelaide Zoo home, these two pandas are making their final preparations to head back to China. Yesterday was the last day their enclosure was open to the public with more than 1200 visitors coming through to say goodbye. Adelaide's new Pandas Xing Qiu and Yi Lan are set to arrive in the next few weeks, but won't be on display to the public until January next year!
MOST COMMON PASSWORDS
How secure are your devices? Well, apparently, not secure enough - according to this year's list of the most commonly used passwords! Thanks to password management service NordPass, we now know Australia's most used password is "password". Passwords are really important! Without a strong one, hackers could gain access to your personal information. Also on Australia's shame list, was "qwerty123" in 2nd place, and "123456" in third. Big surprise, I'm sure. But there were also a few interesting ones that made the Top 20, like "charlie", "dragon", "pokemon", and strangely, "lizottes", which is apparently the former name of a popular music venue in Newcastle. But apart from that last one, almost every password on this list can be cracked by a hacker within one second! So, to make them harder to crack, experts say you should aim for at least 12 characters and that using a random combo of numbers, symbols, and letters goes a long way. Use 2 factor authentication if you can, and make sure you change your password regularly. And if you do all this, you should be in the clear!
SANTA SCHOOL
Now it's time to visit a school where the uniforms looks comfy, albeit quite warm, and you have know how to laugh, and have a long, white beard. Yes! It's Santa school. Now, it's a busy time of year for Saint Nick, and he needs all the help he can get. Which is where these jolly gentlemen come in. Leading the Santas in their training is James. James knows anything and everything there is to know about the red, jolly man. But arguably most importantly is learning how to sound the part.
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