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• AFACT attacks Westnet piracy policy

  iiNet managing director Michael Malone today denied that cancelling iiNet subsidiary Westnet's policy to forward copyright breach notifications was designed to be obstructive to copyright holders.

• Conroy calls ACCC doc release "regrettable"

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has taken the rap for mistakenly making public confidential information about the value of Telstra's copper network assets.

• Huawei slams 'baseless' ASIO reports

  Huawei has issued a furious denial of newspaper reports that claimed the Chinese networking vendor was being investigated by the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) for links to Chinese political interests.

• Telstra kills nowwearetalking site

  Telstra has confirmed it closed the shutters on its nowwearetalking.com.au website, which at times has been used as a mouthpiece to promote its telecommunications sector regulatory ambitions.

• Allphones faces ACCC-led class action

  Mobile retailer Allphones faces a class action lawsuit from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission which will argue on behalf of 74 franchisees that the retailer engaged in unconscionable conduct.

Blogs (13)

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  Has New Zealand's smiling assassin delivered?

  One year into its tenure, how has the new New Zealand Government performed on issues of technology and telecommunications?

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  Do we need the legislative blackmail?

  Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

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  Defend copyright: Take NZ off the internet

  We're not thinking outside the box enough on the problem of copyright criminality. I would like to propose a solution to that.

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  S92 redux: It's back

  Termination of file-sharing internet users' accounts is coming up for New Zealanders again.

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  Is Facebook's care really contempt?

  Facebook's answer as to why it removed vigilante groups that had posted details about accused fire-bug Brendan Sokaluk smells of fear that it may be as responsible as media for content published on its network.

Features and Case Studies (74)

• Twitter in court: Why not streaming video?

  Twitter coverage of the AFACT vs. iiNet trial is breathing new life into court reporting. Why don't we as a society take the next step and stream it all live to the internet, video and audio?

• Why Australia's Pirate Party won't get elected

  Many would love to see the Pirate Party and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy face off in the Australian Senate, but the unorthodox political party doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning the necessary votes.

• Sue Trujillo

  The story of how Telstra lost its network is one of hubris and bungling, of misreading the play in Australia by men from the US who thought they knew everything already. Shareholders should never forget this.

• No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu

  Google's decision to create its own Linux distribution and splinter the Linux community decisively once again can only be seen as foolhardy and self-obsessive.

• A manager's guide to social media

  Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

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  Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'

  The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local executive for Sun Microsystems.

Reviews (37)

• Dell M209X projector

  The Dell M209X is a dependable projector that's inexpensive to maintain as long as you don't mind the dull colours.

• Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

  Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

• O2 Xda Flame

  The Flame promises a lot, and delivers a lot -- both in raw size and features. It is sadly let down by its battery life, however.

• Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection

  Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.

• Security: No place for double standards

  A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

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