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Govt agrees to ISP-level site-blocking of 'dangerous material'
Seen a cringeworthy government video online? We’ll keep that thanks, says Archives
'Readily available' consumer spyware apps could violate raft of Aussie laws
YouTube finds influence campaign tied to Hong Kong protests
Google moots open standards to limit user web tracking
prison
NSW faces tough path to expand prison jammer rollout
Mobile telcos withhold blanket support.
Jul 9 2018 4:53PM
How USQ brought digital learning to prisoners
Reducing the risk of reoffending.
Feb 17 2016 6:00AM
US hacker sentenced to 21 months in prison for $17m scheme
Targeted global banks over two years.
Oct 26 2014 9:42PM
Anonymous hacker Sabu walks free after aiding FBI
Judge praises 'extraordinary' co-operation.
May 28 2014 9:36AM
Mobile signals jammed in NSW prisons from July
Tenders awarded.
Jun 4 2013 10:16AM
Liftoff for NSW prison mobile jamming trial
ACMA approves license for restricted tech.
Mar 6 2013 11:10AM
US state may move against prison Facebook users
Winning support.
Feb 11 2011 6:32AM
Palin hacker begins time in prison
Moved from halfway house.
Jan 17 2011 11:44AM
Pirate Bay founders' appeal rejected
Prison sentences reduced, but bigger fines imposed.
Nov 29 2010 7:09AM
Regulator sticks to its guns on mobile jamming ban
A blow to plans to block signal in NSW prisons.
Nov 10 2010 3:31PM
Prison sentence for RBS hacker suspended in Russia
Hackers unlikely to face punishment in the US.
Sep 10 2010 1:15PM
Eight year prison sentence for Clive Peeters accountant
Mother of two imprisoned over embezzlement.
Aug 20 2010 3:22PM
NSW Police and prisons get IT budget boost
Upgrades, biometrics and video conferencing on the agenda.
Jun 9 2010 6:47AM
Indian outsourcing firm looks to prison for data entry work
Inmates signed up for Business Process Outsourcing.
May 13 2010 12:56PM
Hacker Albert Gonzalez receives 20 years in prison
Largest ever U.S. prison sentence for a hacker.
Mar 26 2010 1:58PM
"Iceman" hacker gets 13 years
CardersMarket mastermind behind bars.
Feb 17 2010 10:41AM
"Iceman" hacker pleads guilty, faces 60 years
A hacker who went by the alias "Iceman" pleaded guilty in a US federal court to charges of wire fraud and now faces up to 60 years in prison.
Jul 1 2009 11:06AM
NSW prisons to trial mobile phone jamming
The NSW Department of Corrective Services is seeking an exemption from ACMA regulations to conduct a trial of mobile phone signal jamming technology inside NSW prisons.
Jun 1 2009 2:42PM
NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems
The New South Wales Department of Corrective Services is looking to integrate the fingerprint and iris detection systems used across several of its 34 prisons.
May 28 2009 7:43PM
Student pleads not guilty to Sarah Palin email exposure
A 21 year old student faces twenty years in prison for accessing Sarah Palin’s email account and publishing what he found.
Mar 11 2009 1:20PM
