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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.

  • 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.

  • HP/EDS meeting with troubled UK workforce

    HP's UK division said it and subsidiary, IT outsourcer EDS, were meeting with employees to discuss where jobs would be cut following yesterday's announcement that 3,378 UK jobs will go over the next two years.

  • UK plans to stop illegal downloads

    Britain is set to crack down on people who illegally download films and music from the internet, with a plan to cut them off if they break the law.

  • UK banks to cancel cards used for child porn

    UK banks, as well as savings and loan associations, have been given the power to find out if the credit cards they've issued are being used to access illegal material online.

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  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Why I hate the Privacy Commissioner's office

    According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Helen Coonan's fact hunt

    In the broadband war, it seems, everyone has an opinion and those with a vested interest are playing fast and loose with the truth.

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  • AU Spam Act knocks down spammers

    The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.

  • Lessons to be learnt from Sasser

    We had the tools to stop the worm dead in its tracks, but it still exacted a high toll in lost productivity, and in the case of the sailors at sea around the coast of England, created a real risk to life.

  • Phishing: Spam that can't be ignored

    Like a lot spam, phishing is a form of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike are stunning. Find out what you can do to protect yourself.

  • Keeping the door open...and shut

    A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

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