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  • Web porn blocking sparks war of words

    The government and its Labor rivals have been indulging in a slanging match over the Coalition's plans to introduce Internet porn blocking software.

  • US Supreme Court keeps Net porn law on ice

    A divided U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week suggested that a federal law designed to restrict Internet pornography violated Americans' rights to freedom of speech, but the court stopped short of a definitive ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional.

  • Porn surfing still powers Australian staff surveillance

    Australia is 18 months behind the US in the thought process behind workplace monitoring, still seeing pornography as the main type of content that needs managing, according to a visiting electronic surveillance expert.

  • Net porn = no pay for public servants: Premier

    NSW Premier Bob Carr has said public servants will be suspended without pay if caught accessing online porn at work, following revelations that four officers from the Department of Community Services have been on full pay for 18 months whilst such conduct was investigated.

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    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

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    Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.

  • 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

    Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

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    You can't hear them and you can't see them, but be warned, bots are all around us and they do have a search-and-destroy attitude that could be the death of your business.

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