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    The federal Opposition has reiterated its claim that the Prime Minister, John Howard and other coalition politicians breached the spirit of the Spam Act in the Net Harbour incident despite the spam watchdog last week seemingly clearing them of any legal concerns.

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  • NSW mothers to get state-wide database

    Mothers in NSW can look forward to their maternity data being recorded on a new state-wide database designed to provide better access to life-saving information. However the data will also be made available to GPs over the Web as well as used for research purposes.

  • Battling spyware in court

    In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

  • Cyberbludging special: Acceptable usage

    There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. But can blocking really save money?

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