But when George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four meets The Godfather in real life, surely it’s time to consider the lack of public protection and regulation of AI and Big Tech. Standouts so far include Optus, when a cyberattack in 2022 compromised the personal data of about 9.5 million customers. In 2021 and 2022, Telstra breached carrier rules over 163,000 times by accidentally publishing unlisted/silent phone numbers and addresses online for anyone to access. A 2021 security vulnerability allowed the matching of phone numbers and email addresses to public profiles, exposing over 200 million user records. This terrifying story serves as a stark reminder of what can happen when bad actors have access to our personal information.