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Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020
US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact
Banks position for payments war as PAX enters Australia with Android card-killer terminal
NSW govt told to urgently improve cyber security resilience
Researchers criticise AI software that predicts emotions
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Jetstar says 'no evidence' of check-in link abuse
As researchers uncover mobile check-in link vulnerability.
Feb 8 2019 12:06AM
Brandis reveals websites will be included in data retention
Adds to confusion around definition of metadata.
Aug 6 2014 6:50PM
Melbourne IT error sends Twitter t.co offline
Phishing investigator puts domain on hold.
Oct 9 2012 11:34AM
Facebook caught in Merck URL mixup
Hands admin rights to the wrong Merck.
Nov 29 2011 9:03AM
UK ISP security service tracks all URLs
Targets web threats, not client infections.
Nov 25 2010 11:43AM
Opinion: Time to re-think telephone numbers
ACMA needs to widen its scope, writes David Havyatt.
Nov 5 2010 6:36AM
Twitter to expand URL shortening service
Refers to it as 'link-wrapping service'.
Sep 7 2010 3:44PM
Twitter claims security boost with URL shortener
T.co service will abbreviate and scan every link before posting.
Jun 10 2010 10:17AM
Spam and viruses see minor rises in May: Symantec
All but one spam emails now contain a URL.
May 27 2010 2:04PM
Conroy promises filter review at 10,000 URLs
Technical review planned if blacklist gets bloated.
May 4 2010 12:21PM
Conroy can still regulate the internet
Just not IPTV content, minister says.
Feb 20 2010 6:37AM
Google offers URL-shortening feature
Address snipper added to Toolbar and FeedBurner.
Dec 16 2009 2:35PM
Tr.im URL shortener goes open source
Spat with Twitter takes new turn.
Aug 19 2009 2:25PM
Tr.im gets cut down
URL shortening service shut down.
Aug 11 2009 7:25AM
Hacked URL service puts users at risk
Two million Cligs URLs redirected in weekend attack.
Jun 18 2009 6:46AM
URL shortening site hacked to redirect millions of links
The Cligs URL shortening site was hacked during the weekend to cause 2.2 million links to redirect to the same site.
Jun 17 2009 11:22AM
Google rates Gumblar distribution URL as top malware site
The URL hosting the Gumblar attack, which has compromised thousands of legitimate websites with code that silently redirects users to a single Chinese domain, heads Google's list of Top 10 malware sites.
Jun 5 2009 11:17AM
Businesses chop Facebook to save internet costs
Australian employers have turned to URL blocking to cut their internet costs with social networking sites high on the corporate blacklist.
Jun 2 2009 12:31PM
McAfee: Typo-squatters cashing in on website misspellings
Internet surfers who misspell the name of a popular website have a one in 14 chance of landing on a site owned by someone trying to capitalise on your poor typing skills, a McAfee report revealed today.
Nov 20 2007 9:53AM
Microsoft warns of attacks on Windows URI, URL handling flaw
Microsoft has warned of limited attacks using third-party applications to exploit a Windows flaw.
Oct 30 2007 10:11AM
