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• Australia slides into surveillance society

  According to a new international privacy report, governments around the world are increasingly invading the privacy of citizens with surveillance, identification systems and archiving of private data -- and Australia is no exception.

• Vodafone rolls out video security network

  Vodafone is rolling out a remote access video surveillance system for its premises around the country after it handed a contract to integrator Diebold and vendor Zylotech.

• RFID to track ACT prisoners

  Inmates at Canberra's first prison will wear radio frequency identification (RFID) bracelets or anklets to track their location, under plans by government.

• Bond Uni chalks up e-learning rollout

  Queensland's Bond University plans to implement a new e-learning solution over the next few months in a project which builds on a storage area network (SAN) implemented last year.

• Schapelle case prompts Qantas to go digital

  The carrier has ordered the latest in IP-based digital video surveillance equipment as part of its plan to improve baggage monitoring at airports.

• Oxford students suspended for hacking university network

  Two students have been suspended after exposing security flaws in Oxford University's computer network to gain unauthorised access

• Oxford hackers face suspension

  Two students who hacked into Oxford University's computer system to prove it was insecure are facing disciplinary action.

• Physical security integration can increase risk: CA expert

  Head of security software for Computer Associates, Ron Moritz, has warned the convergence of physical and IT security can increase a company's exposure to risk if not managed properly.

• Bluetooth pushes into new markets

  Exhibitors at this week's annual Bluetooth World Congress, beginning on Tuesday, are pushing the wireless cable-replacement technology into realms where it has not gone before.

• Face the facts on surveillance

  New technology can mean an end to old liberties and there's little we can do to stop the surveillance state. But maybe we can turn the cameras on the watchers.

• Juvenile offender to be tracked by face recognition

  The first juvenile offender to be punished under the British Home Office 'Big Brother' surveillance scheme was tagged this week - and will be tracked using voice and face recognition.

• 2001: The Year We Make Contact

  For more than 30 years, HAL fans have wondered whether we'd achieve true artificial intelligence (AI) by 2001. Of course, many AI components remain purely science fiction. But take a closer look, and you'll find many HAL-inspired technologies going mainstream next year.

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