On the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the FBI has urged American athletes to swap their mobiles for ‘burner’ phones to protect against cyber attacks. The FBI urged the athletes to be vigilant and “maintain best practices in their network and digital environments”. Intelligence officials say China’s extensive surveillance systems will track the movement of all visiting athletes. Some Aussies will follow their advice, while the Australian Olympic Committee was advising athletes to only use the internet from inside the Olympic village. But medal hopeful Laura Peel isn’t too worried. “If you go with a VPN you can feel protected like you would at home,” she said. Competition at the Games got underway last night with mixed curling duo Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt going down to the Americans in a tight finish. They made history as the first Aussies to compete in the sport. And Alexander Ferlazzo had a crack in the group B men’s singles luge. All of that before tomorrow night’s opening ceremony…  You can get your head around the Beijing Winter Olympics, the controversies, and Australia’s prospects with this week’s #SquizShortcut.