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  • 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.

  • Internet becoming safer for kids?

    A government-funded Internet safety body has launched a project to boost students and teachers' ability to avert online threats just days after a Bill to curb Internet sex crimes was introduced into the Senate.

  • Spammers will be "pursued": IIA

    The Internet Industry Association (IIA) warned that violators of the Australian Spam Act will be pursued, following a meeting with the Federal Police High Tech Crime Unit earlier this week.

  • UPDATE: Electronic Frontiers board member attacks trade deal

    An Electronics Frontiers Australia (EFA) board member has critically assessed the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Australia released on 1 March, concluding that the document presents "absolutely no benefit to Australia in the IP sections".

  • Guilty verdict for AU domain name scammers

    Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd (DNA) and its director Chesley Paul Rafferty have been found guilty by the Federal Court of breaching the Trade Practices Act, following the company's re-registration mailout scam in 2003.

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