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    Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has reiterated her organisation's call for mandatory reporting of major data security breaches to the Australian Law Reform Commission as part of its review of Australian privacy laws.

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    Whilst the government is playing the role of pamphleteer and busily promoting a safe environment for online credit card transactions, it is being condemned for privacy legislation "so full of holes" that it actually discourages consumer confidence in the use of credit cards over the Net.

  • Feds look at e-payments

    The federal government is moving to boost its stock of knowledge in the outlook for electronic payments, including techniques for minimising fraud, as it considers how to regulate the area in the future.

  • Google defends Street View coverage

    Search giant Google today defended the incomplete Australian coverage provided by its Street View add-on to its Google Maps and Earth tools, after launching the service early this morning.

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    The Australian Law Reform Commission yesterday released a report recommending Australia introduce data breach disclosure laws but Senator John Faulkner said that bridge would not be crossed by government at least for the next 18 months.

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    Even if your organisation takes every possible precaution to protect its data, a security breach is often inevitable. What do you do if it happens? Mike Mullins offers some pointers for notifying those affected.

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other legislation have made data retention a hot topic. But about the flip side of the coin -- what happens when your data has finally served its purpose?

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    Would you mind if the government took a peek at your personal data? Do you trust the government to keep that data safe?

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    If you are in the market for a VPN, don't go past this review. We test the latest appliances and provide tips on purchasing and setting it up.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

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    Two MIT graduate students say they found personal and corporate information on used disk drives bought off the Internet and at swap meets.

  • Virtual privacy: 8 VPN appliances tested

    If you are in the market for a VPN, don't go past this review. We test the latest appliances and provide tips on purchasing and setting it up.

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    ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

  • Norton 360

    For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

  • BitDefender Antivirus 10

    BitDefender Antivirus 10 is a solid antivirus and antispyware solution, offering two-year subscriptions for the price of one elsewhere; however, it could be faster, offer built-in help, and uninstall better.

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