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  • Government yields on device spying bill

    The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.

  • Google stands up to US government porn probe

    US Federal prosecutors preparing to defend a controversial Internet pornography law in court have asked Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and America Online to hand over millions of search records -- a request that Google is adamantly denying.

  • Privacy interest spikes for Australian businesses

    The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner has had a more than 50 percent increase in enquires since the new Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 came into force on December 21 last year.

  • New spy tools--for good or evil?

    Cisco's Fred Baker explains his company's recent decision to begin offering "lawful interception" capability--an option that could be either good or bad news for privacy.

  • Is it the end of innovation?

    Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig warns in a new book that structural change is clouding the outlook for the kind of bold advances that originally gave rise to the Internet. Is he an oracle, or an alarmist?

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other legislation have made data retention a hot topic. But about the flip side of the coin -- what happens when your data has finally served its purpose?

  • Moore's law 'is biggest threat to privacy'

    Phil Zimmermann, the man who created the PGP encryption product, believes that Moore's Law and surveillance cameras make for a particularly dangerous cocktail.

  • CIOs: Get contracts right

    IT managers and CIOs need to take care in the details when signing contracts with software suppliers, to avoid expensive and time-consuming problems later. ZDNet Australia examines the pressing issues surrounding IT contract negotiation.

  • Google: We live and die by trust

    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.

  • Search engines reveal privacy policies

    Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.

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Reviews (16)

  • Don't take it personal

    Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?

  • Samsung P510

    A sturdy Samsung clamshell mobile phone with an excellent VGA camera that has a range of modes and effects.

  • Do you copy? Over and out.

    Last week saw two legal wins for copyright owners in their battle against piracy, but raised questions of whether large corporations are playing fair in the marketplace. If they're so keen on globalisation and having a 'level playing field', lets see them walk the walk themselves.

  • First Look: Gmail

    Google's new Web mail service is free and provides a gigabyte of storage, but also raises privacy concerns. We put the beta version through its paces.

  • Samsung E800

    Samsung's E800 is an easy-to-use fashion slider phone that works well and looks great.

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