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  • 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.

  • Vodafone to monitor mobile chat around the clock

    Vodafone Australia said it planned to introduce 24-hour moderators and profanity filters in its mobile chat-rooms as part of a range of measures to reduce the potential for paedophiles to abuse the service.

  • 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.

  • AU crime-fighters want real-world rules brought online

    The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) is trying to bring the rules of the "physical world" to the online environment in its international joint initiative to put police in internet chat-rooms said Alastair MacGibbon the body's director.

  • Child agencies lambast Yahoo! over chatroom apathy

    Children's charities severely criticise Yahoo!'s policy on Internet chatrooms and call on the industry to be more responsible

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