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SA evidence laws need tech revamp: report 
Software
SA evidence laws need tech revamp: report
By Charis Palmer | Feb 1, 2013 | Comment Now 
Amendments to bring state in line with Commonwealth.
 
EU lawmakers seek to limit use of data by Internet firms 
Security
EU lawmakers seek to limit use of data by Internet firms
By Claire Davenport | Jan 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Firms fear chilling effects on growth.
 
Barrick Gold to vet supplier ethics on web 
Finance
Barrick Gold to vet supplier ethics on web
By Ry Crozier | Sep 13, 2012 | Comment Now 
Early adopter of new internet-based system.
 
Data breach laws to follow privacy reforms 
Security
Data breach laws to follow privacy reforms
By Darren Pauli | Oct 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Sooner if the scale and severity of breaches is proven.
 
NZ Labour backtracks on internet termination 
Telco/ISP
NZ Labour backtracks on internet termination
By Juha Saarinen | Aug 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Day before new law becomes active.
 
AIIA lobbies States for NBN opt-out laws 
Telco/ISP
AIIA lobbies States for NBN opt-out laws
By Ry Crozier | Dec 8, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Says current system will delay broadband benefits.
 
NBN cherry-picker laws introduced 
Telco/ISP
NBN cherry-picker laws introduced
By Ry Crozier | Nov 29, 2010 | 4 Comments 
Fibre operators face new future.
 
Ballmer: Patent laws need changing 
Software
Ballmer: Patent laws need changing
By Tom Brewster | Oct 6, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Targets UK and US laws.
 
Google breached Australians' privacy: Commissioner 
Networking
Google breached Australians' privacy: Commissioner
By Ry Crozier | Jul 9, 2010 | 15 Comments 
Google apologises: "We failed badly here".
 
School laptop spying case inspires new law 
Oddware
School laptop spying case inspires new law
By Iain Thomson | Apr 17, 2010 | 3 Comments 
Court filings show thousands of images taken of students.
 
Internet censorship not a vote-changer 
Telco/ISP
Internet censorship not a vote-changer
By Ry Crozier | Mar 5, 2010 | 12 Comments 
Annual Whirlpool survey released.
 
Net filter legislation to go public by March 
Telco/ISP
Net filter legislation to go public by March
By Ry Crozier | Feb 3, 2010 | 7 Comments 
Senator's blog gives first indication of timing.
 
Activists launch online copyright database 
Software
Activists launch online copyright database
By Shaun Nichols | Nov 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
Catalogue of international laws.
 
Two in three Australian companies leak data 
Security
Two in three Australian companies leak data
By Brett Winterford | Aug 11, 2009 | Comment Now 
Renews calls for mandatory data disclosure laws.
 
Privacy law update expected within weeks 
Security
Privacy law update expected within weeks
By Munir Kotadia | Jul 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
Government "working night and day".
 
Internet snooping laws are "overly intrusive" 
Telco/ISP
Internet snooping laws are "overly intrusive"
By Tom Young | Jun 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
London School of Economics report says new laws will treat every electronic communication as suspicious.
 
Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches 
Security
Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches
By Lilia Guan | May 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
More than half of Australasian small businesses responding to a survey conducted by Symantec claim to have experienced security breaches.
 
Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws 
Security
Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws
Dec 13, 2007 | Comment Now 
Privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has urged businesses to consider the privacy of consumers when collecting personal information under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terroris...
 
US urged to change online gambling laws 
Software
US urged to change online gambling laws
By Guy Dixon | Nov 22, 2007 | Comment Now 
European trade chief Peter Mandelson has called on the US to allow European companies renewed access to its multibillion-dollar online gambling industry.
 
Germany in court over telecoms laws 
Telco/ISP
Germany in court over telecoms laws
By Andrew Charlesworth | Jul 2, 2007 | Comment Now 
European Commission wants German market to be more open.
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