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  • Police investigate classification.gov.au hack

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been called in by the Attorney-General's Department to investigate the hack of the Classification Board's website.

  • No more calls for prisoners on smuggled mobiles

    After years of friction, the federal government is finally seeing eye-to-eye with the states, and has given its support for jamming mobile phones in prisons.

  • Australia needs ID-theft laws: Minister

    The Federal Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus has encouraged state and territory governments to introduce new laws to combat identity theft but observers have cast doubt over their potential effectiveness.

  • AFP, Microsoft roll out predator tracking system

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced today that it will be rolling out a new investigative logistics system developed by Microsoft for its online child protection unit, only a day after Queensland police swooped on Australian members of a global paedophile network.

  • NSW to outlaw unauthorised cybersnooping

    NSW will outlaw unauthorised cybersnooping on employees using technology including video cameras, e-mail and tracking devices, Attorney-General Bob Debus announced today.

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