Stilgherrian is an opinionated and irreverent writer, broadcaster and consultant based in Sydney.
He currently writes about the intersection of technology and politics for Crikey, ZDNet Australia, newmatilda.com, his own website and others, and has a history as a radio broadcaster with Radio Adelaide, the ABC and Triple J.
Students at North Sydney Girls High School recently spent six weeks away from normal classes to work on projects of their choice that were somehow related to the smartphone.
Cyberwar is overhyped. The clear and present danger is the increase in criminal activity. And while mobile devices are vulnerable, they may also represent our chance to get information security right.
Many businesses give away their customers' clickstream data in exchange for trinkets of code. It's a poor exchange.
