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    Microsoft has updated its XP operating system so network managers will be able to assign each user with a separate encryption key.

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    The federal government has paved the way for additional personal details to be placed on its planned health and welfare services access card, but the Minister for Human Services, Joe Hockey, said the government had "no desire" to access or control that information.

  • Welfare card won't morph into Access Card: Labor

    The Federal government has insisted that a new Centrelink debit card is not a precursor to a national ID card, but a policy expert has claimed that it maintains some similarities to the previous government's failed Access Card.

  • Labor promise: 'We won't bring in new Access Card'

    The Department of Human Services has denied the Federal Labor government is investigating the introduction of a nationwide ID card scheme similar to the previous government's Access Card.

  • Google: We will never sell election information

    New information at Google's disposal from its Google Election platform has raised alarm bells amongst privacy rights groups.

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    Google denies the information it collects from users of its Google Election platform causes any tension between its commercial interests and its promise to protect users' privacy.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • At last, real wireless LAN security

    To address problems with weak WEP encryption, the IEEE has introduced the gold standard for wireless security: 802.1x and EAP. You can now manage and distribute keys on a user- and session-level basis.

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    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

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Reviews (1)

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    While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.

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