Has history ever seen a situation where so much technology is required to offset the problems and dangers created by other technologies?
Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby has said computer code is more potent than the law -- and legislators are powerless to do anything about it.
The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.
An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country.
CrimTrac, the federal government's criminal information and intelligence agency will be taking the initial steps towards developing a national automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for to capture the vehicle details of suspects and citizens alike.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?
ID management expert Phil Libin says critics knocking an upcoming government security program miss the point.
Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?
Bill Gibson, CIO of the Australian Tax office, spoke to ZDNet.com.au about why he doesn't completely trust open source software; how the ATO handles security and why competing vendors will have to learn to work together.
Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.
A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.
Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.
Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?
Sure you know how many PCs are on your network, but can you say for sure how many have out-of-date licenses or pirated software?
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