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• IBM donates new privacy tool to open source

  IBM has developed software designed to let people keep personal information secret when doing business online and donated it to the Higgins open-source project.

• Microsoft and Yahoo to go public on privacy policies?

  Microsoft and Yahoo are set go public on their privacy policies after the controversy surrounding search giant Google's data-retention strategy.

• Britain promises broadband for all

  The British government has revealed plans to create a universal service commitment for broadband that would see every last one of the UK's broadband blackspots filled in.

• Europeans warn search engines: Delete user data sooner

  A European Commission advisory body has suggested that search companies delete data collected about their users after six months a far cry from what most companies currently do.

• Microsoft promises privacy for Web searchers

  Microsoft has updated its privacy policy promising to remove the Internet Protocol (IP) address and other identifying data associated with Web searches after 18 months.

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  Are privacy laws killing Australians?

  Are Australia's privacy laws slowly killing Australians by preventing medical professionals gaining access to patient information?

Features and Case Studies (2)

• 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.

• UNIX tools track down hackers

  Catching malicious hackers isn't impossible. With the right tools, you can gather important information to help stop hack attacks. How can you use common UNIX tools to hunt down network attackers?

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