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  • Centrelink denies hiding privacy breaches

    Centrelink says it is completely candid about privacy breaches by employees after being forced to clarify the number of breaches that occurred during the last financial year.

  • Google denies Street View has privacy issues

    There are no privacy issues with Google Street View, a Maps-based project that offers 360-degree panoramic views of various streets in cities around the US, according to Google Australia's head of engineering.

  • Panel sees progress made in cybersecurity

    Progress has been made on the US government's strategy for protecting the Internet and securing information systems, but the work is not done, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.

  • Privacy concerns over Yahoo IM upgrade

    Yahoo's latest salvo in the battle for control of users' desktops has got some worried -- the 'default' installation of YIM now surreptiously installs myriad other things as well.

  • Businesses unaware privacy laws loom

    The deadline to comply with Australia’s new privacy legislation is just months away, yet a ZDNet survey has found that a whopping 85 percent of businesses aren’t even aware of the new laws -- a figure that doesn’t surprise the Privacy Commissioner.

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    Is Google's gPhone a threat or a promise?

    Imagine for a minute -- just imagine -- that all the Google phone rumours are true and the search giant is about to bring out its own mobile device. What can Google give us that the existing handset makers can't?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Conroy's filtering plan: security worries

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    IE7 mystery: The Prophet answers my call

    If the Internet is God, and the browser my shepherd, I am a lost lamb who has been waiting for the Prophet to answer my call: What are those icon-less buttons at the bottom of Internet Explorer 7?

Features and Case Studies (43)

  • Search engines reveal privacy policies

    Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.

  • Five tips for stealthy Facebooking

    Want to spend all day on Facebook without getting caught? Here's how.

  • Promoting Web privacy

    The World Wide Web Consortium's Lorrie Cranor urges Webmasters to adopt better privacy regulations. Her message: Now is the time to start acting more responsibly.

  • Microsoft playing catch-up on security

    Microsoft is undergoing a major cultural shift in the way it deals with security, but it has come later than it should have, according to company executives.

  • Security expert reveals enterprise risks

    IT professionals are gambling with the security of systems, and doing it with the odds against them stacked higher than they can imagine, according to IT security expert Peter Neumann.

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