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1 million child porn images seized in raids: 24 arrested

1 million child porn images seized in raids: 24 arrested

Twenty-four men aged between 30 and 70 have been arrested nationwide for child pornography related offences just days after seven men were taken in for similar charges.
Staff Writers Dec 20 2007 11:18AM Security
Facebook sues porno hackers

Facebook sues porno hackers

Social networking giant Facebook has named several defendants in a lawsuit alleging unlawful access to its servers in an attempt to steal information about its users..
Staff Writers Dec 20 2007 7:39AM Networking
Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has entered the privacy debate surrounding social networking sites announcing a new FAQ section on its website that helps minimise risks associated with the activity.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2007 12:09PM Security
Next G customer base surges past 2 million

Next G customer base surges past 2 million

After only a year since its launch, Telstra’s Next G subscriber base has surged past the two million mark.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2007 10:49AM Telco/ISP
Aussies love pizza on YouTube

Aussies love pizza on YouTube

Australians may love their beer, sunshine and beach, but it seems a little thing called pizza has got most people hooked online.
Staff Writers Dec 18 2007 3:30PM Software
Google challenges Wikipedia for the knowledge crown

Google challenges Wikipedia for the knowledge crown

Search giant Google is set to take on the world’s most popular encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, with the launch of Knol, an online, user-generated and user-edited learning resource..
Staff Writers Dec 17 2007 2:51PM Software
Web 2.0 goes charitable

Web 2.0 goes charitable

A social networking site dedicated to fundraising for good causes is due to launch next year..
Staff Writers Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Software
HP’s $12.3M outsourcing contract gets extended by National Foods

HP’s $12.3M outsourcing contract gets extended by National Foods

Hewlett-Packard has had its direct outsourcing contract with National Foods extended.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2007 10:53AM Strategy
Public comment sort for VDSL2 Standards

Public comment sort for VDSL2 Standards

Independent telecommunications body, the Communications Alliance, has unveiled draft standards on customer equipment needed for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) - the next generation of broadband technology.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2007 10:51AM Telco/ISP
Australia-wide online child predator network dismantled

Australia-wide online child predator network dismantled

Australian Police have sent out a strong warning to online child predators that want to hide behind the “anonymity of the Internet” to disseminate harmful material against children.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2007 6:52AM Networking
Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

The Federal Court has upheld the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to accept a special access undertaking from Foxtel for its digital Pay TV set top unit service.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 12:24PM Telco/ISP
Rise of the rootkits

Rise of the rootkits

Increasing numbers of PC users are falling victim to rootkit infections, otherwise known as stealth malware, according latest statistics from malware research firm Prevx..
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 11:46AM Security
Xerox opens US$24 million ink factory

Xerox opens US$24 million ink factory

Xerox has opened an automated ink manufacturing plant to serve growing demand for its proprietary solid ink colour printers. The $24 million factory fills 10,000 square feet of previously unused space on the company's campus outside Portland in the US..
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 11:46AM Strategy
NewSat submits to regional review

NewSat submits to regional review

Australian satellite service provider, NewSat has submitted a lengthy submission on regional telecommunications to the Regional Telecommunications
Independent Review Committee (RTIRC).
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 11:07AM Telco/ISP
Bebo opens up developer platform

Bebo opens up developer platform

Bebo has launched its Open Application Platform, opening its API to third party developers to integrate their applications with the social networking site..
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 7:46AM Software
People increasingly tracked via their mobile phones

People increasingly tracked via their mobile phones

The tracking of people through their mobile phones is set to increase as concerns over personal security outweigh reservations over privacy, according to a new study by Juniper Research..
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 7:46AM Hardware
Adobe opens up its remoting and messaging apps

Adobe opens up its remoting and messaging apps

Adobe Systems has announced a new open source project named BlazeDS that opens the source code in the company’s remoting and messaging technologies, Flex and AIR.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 3:17PM Software
ICO calls for privacy impact assessments

ICO calls for privacy impact assessments

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is calling for organisations to make sure they consider the personal privacy implications of installing or developing new IT systems.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 1:28PM Security
Wabbadabba gets into the spirit of Christmas

Wabbadabba gets into the spirit of Christmas

Yahoo-powered search engine wabbadabba has launched headlong into the spirit of Christmas with what could be the silliest Christmas prize give-away based on the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' rhyme.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 1:19PM Software
Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has urged businesses to consider the privacy of consumers when collecting personal information under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF), amendments which came into effect yesterday.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 11:43AM Security

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