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  • NBN bid roundup: Who's in, who's out

    Tomorrow marks the due date for proposals to build the government's $4.7 billion national broadband network, and speculation is mounting on how many bids the government will receive, as Telstra continues to vacillate on whether it will be part of the race. ZDNet.com.au has done a call around to see where the bidders stand.

  • Court takes gag off antispam service

    A district court judge has rescinded a temporary restraining order against antispam operation SpamCop, in an early blow to a case brought by self-professed "Spam King" Scott Richter.

  • Defcon subway hackers can talk

    The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.

  • EDS reassures Aussie clients

    The Australian division of Texan IT services giant EDS has sent its major local clients letters assuring them that its US$13.9 billion acquisition by Hewlett-Packard wouldn't result in a drop in service levels.

  • Conroy stonewalls on FTTN bid debate

    Senator Stephen Conroy has stonewalled the Opposition today by limiting his responses to questions regarding the tender process for the national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network at a parliamentary hearing.

  • Aussie Olympian blogs muzzled, not censored

    Australian athletes' blogs will not be censored during the Beijing Olympics, according to the Australian Olympic Committee president, but the International Olympic Committee is preventing them from profiting from the games' name.

  • Court: Network Associates can't gag users

    Product reviews and benchmark tests of Network Associates' products do not break the law, says a US judge in a ruling hailed by free-speech advocates.

  • Pink-slips at HP Australia?

    It is still unclear whether job cuts resulting from the HP/Compaq merger will affect Australian employees, with reports from the US estimating that at least another 7000 are facing the welfare queue before the contract closes, adding to the 10 percent cuts already foreshadowed by the companies in July.

  • Government hopes to fast-track Telstra bills

    The federal government is attempting to suspend parliamentary proceedings to fast-track laws through the House of Representatives to sell its majority stake in Telstra.

  • Net censorship? AOL bans independent news source

    About 500 subscribers to US-based human rights watch Web site have had their paid subscription unceremoniously cancelled, after AOL placed a ban on all emails originating from the independent media source.

  • FBI tracks "mobster" computer moves

    A US judge has heard a defence motion to suppress evidence in a case involving an alleged mobster who was tracked by a secret surveillance system installed in his personal computer.

  • Court seeks to protect Kazaa case from media

    A NSW Federal court currently hearing claims of music copyright infringement against peer-to-peer file-sharing software company Sharman Networks today sought to shield the case from media interference.

  • Reporter seeks UN help in AU Net case

    An American journalist who's facing trial in Australia over an article posted on a U.S.-based Web site is taking his fight to the United Nations.

  • Telstra poll rigger comes out of hiding

    Telstra's poll rigger has come forward, alleging that members of the telco's senior management found the entire situation -incredibly funny" and threatened him with legal action if he told his story.

  • Needed: Net seals of approval

    Trust me.Those two words are usually the lead-in to a cynical gag.

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