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  • Spies caught in parliament house

    Democrat senator Brian Greig is drafting legislation which aims to better define, and in some cases outlaw spyware and adware, after his office found the computers on the parliamentary system had been compromised by more than 50 different Internet-borne pests.

  • Government slams proposed spyware legislation

    The office of the Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, Helen Coonan, has slammed the Democrats' recently-released Spyware Bill, saying "new legislation was not required."

  • Experts: Don't buy Vista for the security

    Windows Vista is a leap forward in terms of security, but few people who know the operating system say the advances are enough to justify an upgrade.

  • Democrats tackle spyware

    The Australian Democrats have introduced legislation to parliament that would see anyone convicted of installing spyware or cookies without permission on a users' computer face imprisonment of up to two years.

  • Embattled Symantec fights enterprise spyware

    Symantec is hoping to fight the growing threat from spyware and adware by improving its corporate antivirus application and updating the software in its security appliances.

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Features and Case Studies (2)

  • In the trenches of techno-rebellion

    Activist programmers are developing protection against intrusive ads, tracking software, and other mechanisms that piggyback on free software and quietly co-opt consumers' computers.

  • OS makers: Security is job No. 1

    New generation of software focuses as much on security as on glitzy features, as consumers get frustrated by viruses and fraud threats.

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