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  • Paedophiles force NineMSN chatroom closure

    Australia's NineMSN has announced it will close its chat-rooms in the interests of child safety, effective 14 October.

  • Police question Vodafone Australia's chatroom stance

    The head of a Queensland Police Internet child abuse protection unit has outlined safety concerns about mobile phone chatrooms after recent reports they are being used by paedophiles.

  • Microsoft: Doing it for the kids

    COMMENTARY: Microsoft claims it has taken down its chatrooms in the interest of protecting children - but its motives may not be as altruistic as they seem.

  • In depth: BigPond boss speaks out

    The head of Telstra BigPond, Australia's largest Internet service provider, has warned the music industry not to expect much joy from the soon-to-be-released final version of an industry-developed cybercrime code of conduct.

  • Police investigate child porn computer game

    Police in New Zealand are searching for the distributors of a child's computer game sold with links to child porn sites.

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