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• Woodside: Government is leaking corporate secrets

  The general manager of security and emergency management for Woodside Petroleum has publicly accused government staff of leaking commercially sensitive information that was provided under the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN).

• Mobile phone industry welcomes anti-rebirthing legislation

  The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) welcomes the legislation passed by the Senate this week making it a criminal offence to "rebirth" stolen mobile phones by illegally modifying a phone's electronic serial number.

• ACA opts for new telecomms penalty process

  The Australian Communications Authority has introduced a new method of penalising telecommunications companies that breach the law in a move designed to reduce court cases.

• Janteknology lashes out at legislators

  Janteknology former managing director, Glenn Miller, picking through the remains of the company after its data records were taken last Saturday, has lashed out at government legislators after finding no criminal charges can be laid in connection with the incident.

• Vigilante hacking out of order in AU

  Vigilante hacking remains illegal under Australian law, although a recent report suggests it may be legal in the United States under that country's nuisance statutes.

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• Wireless drive-by hacking pre-empts corporate standoff

  The precursor to civil litigation, letters of demand from companies claiming business partners have facilitated loss of corporate data, has hit Australia in the wake of wireless hit and run hackings.

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