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  • No new spyware legislation needed

    Australia does not need new legislation to deal with the growing spyware problem, the federal government says.

  • Banks herd customers online with higher branch fees

    Whilst most Australians would still prefer to conduct banking transactions in a branch rather than over the Internet the recent onslaught of increased over-the-counter transaction fees will see the tables turn, putting the Australian public just where the banking behemoths want them - online.

  • Government turns spotlight on spyware

    Scrutiny of spyware in Australia is intensifying after the federal government released a discussion paper just days after a minor party's anti-spyware Bill was debated in parliament.

  • 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.

  • Aust e-payment provider lands local government deals

    Electronic payments provider CommSecure has entrenched its position in Australian local government, securing deals with key local government associations in NSW and two prominent councils in Queensland.

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  • Changing of the guard: Westpac

    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of the technology operation of Westpac Banking Corporation and its subsidiary St George in the last of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • How Estonia's attacks shook the world

    The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.

  • Who guards the guards: Security

    Who predicted the death of the password -- and spam? Why is PKI not ubiquitous? Who makes these daft predictions anyway? ZDNet.com.au looks at how the security market was supposed to shape up, according to so-called "experts".

  • Australian customers meeting with Siebel over Oracle deal

    Australian customers were today digesting the implications of last night's widely-predicted AU$7.6 billion acquisition of customer relationship management vendor Siebel Systems by Oracle.

  • Microsoft's role in ID theft

    Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

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  • South Koreans warned on Vista compatibility

    South Korean government officials are warning consumers that Internet and e-commerce sites in that country may lack full compatibility with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which will become available to consumers next week.

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