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  • Teen hacker helps govt block porn

    Downloads of the government's Internet filtering software have hit six figures, according to the Communications Minister with the Coalition now turning to a schoolboy for help in improving the software.

  • Government 'Big Mother' monitors kids Web usage

    A new government program protecting kids from Internet nasties is not Big Brother but more like Big Mother, Olympic swimmer Kieren Perkins said.

  • AU$189m govt porn blocking plan unveiled

    Prime Minister John Howard last night announced a Coalition plan to clean up Internet porn, in an effort to woo Christian voters.

  • Google's privacy concerns unfounded: US government

    The US Justice Department has denied requesting anything from Google that could threaten the privacy of the search-engine's users, as the company recently contended.

  • Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai gov't see red

    A Thai woman living in Britain faces possible extradition and imprisonment for displaying the Thai national flag on her pornographic Web site. The Web site also described Bangkok as a "city of sex", the Thai government complained.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Gutless studios have the wrong target

    I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    No sex please, we're Labor

    The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

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