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  • Australian broadband raid violating privacy?

    Excite@Home Australia users are up in arms over the telco’s random raids on their broadband accounts in search of pirate activity, with many saying it’s an invasion of their privacy.

  • Optus, Dell deepen 'Pirate Bay' advert mystery

    Optus is the latest Australian company to launch an investigation into why banner adverts for its services have appeared on a controversial Web site that allows visitors to download potentially illegal content.

  • Aust ISPs deny receiving piracy warnings

    Internet service providers BigPond and iiNet have denied receiving e-mails from a software piracy watchdog warning of illegal activities by their users, although Optus and People Telecom say otherwise.

  • Invasion of the privacy snatchers

    An Australian civil liberties group has frowned upon Excite@Home’s snooping tactics in order to track down pirates on its broadband service, saying if other ISPs follow in its footsteps users soon won't have the option of keeping their Internet activities to themselves.

  • Australian Internet industry warned over Swiftel

    The IIA has asked its members to "contribute" to the defence of member ISP Swiftel against litigation by the music industry.

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