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  • Microsoft slams Google on privacy

    Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview.

  • Google defends privacy credentials

    Google has defended its privacy credentials following a claim by Microsoft's privacy chief last week that the search giant was a decade behind Microsoft when it came to privacy.

  • Google pleads with Viacom for YouTube privacy

    Viacom is getting its hands on some of YouTube's sensitive user data as a result of the copyright-infringement lawsuit the conglomerate filed a year ago.

  • Is Google sharing your information with US govt?

    Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed yesterday that the US government has made "requests" for the search giant to share information about its users -- and that Google would comply if the requests were legal.

  • Will Australia's privacy overhaul be dumped?

    Privacy advocates fear that the long-awaited overhaul to Australia's 20 year old Privacy Act will die before it ever sees the light of day.

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  • UK: Data breach offences deserve jail time

    Top executives should face prison if their organisations are found to be responsible for losing customer data.

  • Is privacy a privilege?

    Would you mind if the government took a peek at your personal data? Do you trust the government to keep that data safe?

  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • Analysis: CommBank alone on voice biometrics

    The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.

  • Aussie banks: your new security vendor

    It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?

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  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • Work at home? Here's how to stay secure

    Commentary: Whether you work at home full-time or only occasionally, you need to make sure your systems and data are protected. So what is the best software for preventing a business-threatening disaster?

  • The ONLY ways to stop spam and viruses

    Commentary: What will it take to get rid of online pests and make the Internet a safer, less irritating place to work and play?

  • Copy, right?

    Commentary: As digital media shifts from CD-Rs to writeable DVDs, the question of copyright fair use isn't getting any less relevant.

  • The PC-TV Future

    Commentary: Will the standalone TV become a dusty relic, replaced by integrated PC units? Only if marketers can give us a reason to care.

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