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    New international guidelines aimed at improving the safety of youngsters using social networking sites will be released today but privacy advocates are concerned that no young Australians were consulted.

  • Privacy advocates frown on Amazon snooping plan

    Post a review of a book or other product on Amazon.com, and the information may find its way into the company's file on you.

  • The Internet Generation

    While much has been made of the dangers of Internet pornography and online predators, far less attention has been given to the long-term educational and developmental impact the online world will have on this incredibly wired generation - the first to grow up with the Internet as part of their daily lives.

  • Telstra mobile users get police powers

    Telstra customers will receive the same service telco companies have been providing the law authorities for years, the ability to track people's location by their mobile phone.

  • Welfare card won't morph into Access Card: Labor

    The Federal government has insisted that a new Centrelink debit card is not a precursor to a national ID card, but a policy expert has claimed that it maintains some similarities to the previous government's failed Access Card.

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    If you are even thinking of using spyware against someone, especially your employees, talk to your attorney first to avoid trouble later. And think about whether becoming a spying sleazoid is really worth it.

  • Single sign-on: Problematic or security cure-all?

    Many tech leaders tout single sign-on (SSO) as the Holy Grail of directory services and a key to password protection, but is it a security cure-all.

  • Spyware Pt 2: How can you defeat it?

    You are not defenseless in the fight against keystroke loggers. A program has been designed specifically to head off corporate spying programs, unlike antivirus and desktop security programs that can capture only some spy programs.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • The bonfire of online vanities: Web 2.0 critic speaks

    Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.

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  • ZoneAlarm Security Suite: the new one to beat

    ZoneAlarm Security Suite is like a beacon of light on a darkling plain, proving there is life in the consumer Internet security market.

  • Norton Internet Security 2004

    An excellent all-in-one PC defence: Norton Internet Security 2004 is the best all-in-one security suite, thanks to its fine spam filter.

  • People are the problem: 3 HR management packages tested

    Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.

  • Gift Wrap an App

    These holidays, gift givers are striking gold in the software aisle. Software is a relatively inexpensive way to deliver hours of entertainment, enrichment, or safeguarded computing.

  • Microsoft Office System 2003

    While Microsoft Office System is the most complete suite on the block, there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade.

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