The landmark ruling of RACV Insurance Pty Ltd v Unisys Australia Pty Ltd (2001) helps to clarify the duties which are owed by software providers to their customers.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has elected New Zealand lawyer Peter Dengate Thrush as its new chairman, replacing one of the Internet's "founding fathers", Vint Cerf.
The federal government plans to legislate after 1 July to extend the provisions of the Electoral Act to the Internet in an effort to clamp down on Web sites which decline to identify an individual who takes responsibility for election coverage.
A man who induced people to invest in an Internet radio station has been sentenced to 500 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
The Western Australian Internet Association (WAIA) has slammed an Internet censorship policy created by the Family First Party in the wake of Australia's biggest ever child porn bust.
When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?
Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.
Will new business models cut down the amount of people breaking the law, reduce the market for pirates and remove the need for litigation?
The government dumped its well-intentioned bidders and spent the day awash in adulation from an industry that suddenly felt all its Christmases had come at once. But isn't this the same government that, two weeks ago, was warning it had to ditch key election promises for lack of funding?
Microsoft has finally rolled out its online storage service in Australia, but it's definitely worth reading the fine print before you sign up.
The landmark ruling of RACV Insurance Pty Ltd v Unisys Australia Pty Ltd (2001) helps to clarify the duties which are owed by software providers to their customers.
IT lawyer and ZDNet Australia columnist Jeremy Szwider looks at the legalities of e-mail forwarding.
To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.
There is currently a great deal of gloom and doom about the state of the Australian ICT sector. Here's 10 ideas for moving ahead.
What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.
For all its publicised benefits, why is iTV still having such a hard time making it in Australia?
The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.
Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.
Hard drive failure can happen any time, but is your back (up) covered to minimise the loss?
You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.
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