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  • Aust Cybercrime Bill rides on US attack fear

    The Australian government has been criticised for using the fear generated by the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US to push through the controversial Cybercrime Bill last night.

  • New Australian Net censorship laws condemned

    New Internet censorship laws introduced to NSW Parliament will criminalise Internet material unsuitable for children, effectively banning adult discussion of social and political topics, according to staunch civil liberties supporters.

  • ISPs forced to abet “Orwellian creep”

    Civil liberties group Electronic Frontiers Australia has spoken out against recommendations that could see Internet service providers forced to put their customers under constant surveillance.

  • Experts refute claims staff accept e-surveillance

    International experts have quashed claims from a local filtering software company that “75 percent of employees give the thumbs up to email monitoring”, saying its interpretation of a US survey is “slanted”.

  • SurfControl cashes in on Aussie workplace spying

    Internet monitoring group SurfControl Australia has bolstered its bank balance on the back of the growing trend within local organisations to monitor workplace Internet usage.

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