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  • Privacy: Watching out for Big Brother

    Techies and free-speech experts gather to discuss how to defend citizens' privacy against the post-September 11 tide of digital surveillance for security reasons.

  • Privacy concerns continue to grow

    New laws have given governments unprecented rights to keep a digital eye on their citizens, but many people are concerned.

  • Pop goes your privacy

    Thanks to hidden tracking devices, software that takes over your PC and adware that pops up when it feels like it, consumers are losing control online. Do these marketing tools really work?

  • Is privacy too expensive?

    The online privacy debate has dwelled on civil liberties and alarming anecdotes about privacy breaches, but until recently it has largely ignored an important piece of the puzzle - the cost of putting privacy safeguards in place.

  • Car-tracking system: Promises, potholes

    General Motors plans to begin installing new sensors and communications systems into vehicles next year in a move that could save lives but that also raises privacy concerns.

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    An audit of e-commerce Web sites by the Victorian government has found less than one percent met all the requirements for the Commonwealth 'Best Practice' model.

  • Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

    Sun's co-founder has reveled in running his mouth, and the list of 'McNealy-isms' has become legendary within the tech industry.

  • Telstra: What lies ahead

    Telstra is determined to create new sources of revenue by investing in new IP infrastructure and building managed offerings around the integration of infrastructure and services. This means turning the company into a new kind of business -- with major implications for the whole economy.

  • E-cruitment drivers

    feature E-cruitment attracts candidates from far and wide. ZDNet Australia discovers companies which claim to steer you to the cream of the e-crop.

  • Reduce stress caused by the tools of the trade

    Check out these tips on removing stress-causing elements from your environment, including problems caused by PCs and poor lighting.

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    Your PC may not contain national security secrets, but that doesn't mean you want to give hackers easy access to your personal information. Firewalls not only protect your system from malicious intruders, they also protect you from some viruses and cookie-planting, data-gathering Web sites.

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