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  • AU crime-fighters want real-world rules brought online

    The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) is trying to bring the rules of the "physical world" to the online environment in its international joint initiative to put police in internet chat-rooms said Alastair MacGibbon the body's director.

  • High-tech women offended by sex-driven ads

    A prominent women's high-tech networking group makes a mission of embarrassing software and Net companies that use cheap come-ons in their ad campaigns.

  • Chatroom sex offender loses appeal

    A man who used an Internet chatroom to meet a 15-year-old schoolgirl, and had sex with her, has had his sentence increased on appeal.

  • Alleged Net sex offender consents to Australian extradition

    A New Zealand man has chosen not to challenge an extradition order that will see him brought to Australia to face sex offence charges involving a 14 year-old girl he is alleged to have approached on the Internet.

  • Internet becoming safer for kids?

    A government-funded Internet safety body has launched a project to boost students and teachers' ability to avert online threats just days after a Bill to curb Internet sex crimes was introduced into the Senate.

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • American Red Cross: Steve Cooper, CIO

    In this CIO Vision Series interview, American Red Cross CIO Steve Cooper talks about lessons learnt from Hurricane Katrina and why creating an identity management system has become one of his biggest challenges.

  • In cyberspace, no one can hear you scheme

    Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.

  • FAQ: Blogging on the job

    We explain the dos and don'ts that could save you from getting fired.

  • Blame the computer

    Is it just me, or are you also tired of technology copping the blame for what are obviously people problems?

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