Topic: Optus Hack

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Maria Z uses the Australian outage to highlight the dangers of a cashless society and digital IDs. She notes that the government previously used a cyber hack at Optus to push for digital ID adoption. She argues that if the country were fully reliant on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), a 14-hour outage would leave citizens completely unable to purchase food or essentials, effectively creating a "zero trust" environment.