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A farewell to democracy: Kaspersky

A farewell to democracy: Kaspersky

Without internet-based passports and identity credentials for the next generation of citizens to use, for example, at polling booths, democracy will fall apart within two decades, according to internet security billionaire Eugene Kaspersky.

5 days ago in Security by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 1 Vote
Vendors won't let Aussie tax go: analysts

Vendors won't let Aussie tax go: analysts

Multi-national vendors have been accused of riding a wave of excessive profits in Australia, but even with a parliamentary inquiry set to happen, it's likely that vendors will hold out to the last minute before taking action, according to industry analysts.

April 30th, 2012 in Retail by Michael Lee 7 Comments Vote
David Jones looks to stop the rot online

David Jones looks to stop the rot online

David Jones' chief Paul Zahra has laid out a strategy that will see the retailer boast tens of thousands of online products on its mobile, online and Facebook stores by next year, in a bid to reverse the company's fortunes.

March 22nd, 2012 in E-commerce by Luke Hopewell 10 Comments 2 Votes
Online business not above the law: ACCC

Online business not above the law: ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims has vowed to keep a more vigilant eye on online retailers this year, stating online businesses are not above the law and offline companies need to play fair.

February 14th, 2012 in Retail by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote
Bieber, Cyrus fan sites hit by hackers

Bieber, Cyrus fan sites hit by hackers

The online riot against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has seen more online properties defaced, with fan sites for pop stars Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus being vandalised by hackers.

January 24th, 2012 in Security by Luke Hopewell Comment 2 Votes
SOPA, PIPA supporters won't back down

SOPA, PIPA supporters won't back down

Opponents of a pair of controversial Hollywood-backed copyright Bills won a temporary reprieve last week, when upcoming votes in the US Senate and House of Representatives were postponed.

January 23rd, 2012 in Security by Declan McCullagh 1 Comment 3 Votes
A world without Wikipedia

A world without Wikipedia

Jimmy Wales jumped on the "screw SOPA" bandwagon this week and led Wikipedia into a 24-hour blackout to protest, causing panic, confusion and general hysteria among the knowledge-seeking population. But ask yourself this: what if Wikipedia never came back online?

January 20th, 2012 in Security by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 1 Vote
White House calls for SOPA calm

White House calls for SOPA calm

The Obama administration issued a statement over the weekend on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and other pending anti-piracy legislation, saying that the administration recognises the need for laws that fight online piracy, but is wary of legislation that could lead to censorship, cybersecurity problems, a quashing of innovation and other issues. The statement, however, has drawn the ire of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

January 16th, 2012 in Government by Greg Sandoval, and Edward Moyer 2 Comments Vote
Harvey Norman quietly opens online store

Harvey Norman quietly opens online store

Gerry Harvey's retail empire has caught up with the 21st century, quietly opening a massive online store yesterday.

November 24th, 2011 in E-commerce by Luke Hopewell 4 Comments Vote
Microsoft quietly opposes SOPA Bill

Microsoft quietly opposes SOPA Bill

Microsoft has long been one of the most ardent proponents of expanding US copyright law. But that enthusiasm doesn't extend to the new Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which its lobbyists are quietly working to alter, ZDNet Australia's sister site CNET has learned.

November 24th, 2011 in Microsoft by Declan McCullagh 1 Comment Vote

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Jimmy Wales jumped on the "screw SOPA" bandwagon this week and led Wikipedia into a 24-hour blackout to protest, causing panic, confusion and general hysteria among the knowledge-seeking population. But ask yourself this: what if Wikipedia never came back online?

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Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi today opened its latest concept store in the new Westfield complex in Sydney CBD and company CEO Terry Smart spoke to ZDNet Australia about how the store came to be.

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DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

6 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

10 minutes ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

13 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

21 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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23 minutes ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

28 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

47 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

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Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

2 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

2 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

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Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Wireless currently carries less than 2% of total internet data traffic. Simply to carry the existing traffic, we would need 50 times the ...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

The stupidest part about a wireless solution for the burbs is that it will actually cost more to put an antenna on the roof to get the si...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

The problem is not range of the cell in the urban areas where Turnbull wants LTE instead of fibre, it is the number of users. In urban ar...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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