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Libs slam Huawei ban, Greens want explanation

The Greens have called for the Federal Government to explain the reasoning behind its decision to ban Chinese network giant Huawei from tendering for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

March 26th, 2012 in NBN by AAP, and Josh Taylor 38 Comments 1 Vote

Parliament .info filter removed

A filter blocking access to .info top-level domains for senators and departmental staff has been lifted, following complaints from Greens communications spokesperson Scott Ludlam.

February 29th, 2012 in Filter by Josh Taylor Comment 6 Votes

Hacked or not, Ludlam's a target of spies

Whether its recently perceived dodgy battery life means that Senator Scott Ludlam's iPhone has been hacked by spooks or not, it should come as no surprise that he'd be of interest to intelligence services, both local and foreign.

January 25th, 2012 in Government by Stilgherrian 2 Comments 1 Vote

War on the internet: it's all about power

"There really is a war on the internet and, like all wars, this war is about power," said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a recorded message on Saturday to the War on the Internet forum held in Melbourne on the weekend.

January 23rd, 2012 in Open Source by Stilgherrian 4 Comments 2 Votes

Aus becoming surveillance state: Ludlam

Australian law enforcement agencies were issued 243,631 warrants to obtain telecommunications logs in the year 2010-2011.

January 20th, 2012 in Government by Stilgherrian 2 Comments 1 Vote

No SOPA for Australia: AG

The Attorney-General's Department has answered Greens Party concerns that a Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), like that in the US, could find its way to Australia given time.

January 20th, 2012 in Government by Suzanne Tindal 12 Comments 5 Votes

Wikileaks founder loses extradition appeal

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal to the UK High Court attempting to prevent his extradition to Sweden over sex crime allegations, as the Greens have failed to secure parliamentary support in the Australian's favour.

November 3rd, 2011 in Wikileaks by Josh Taylor Comment Vote

Conroy, Ludlam slam EIU anti-NBN report

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Greens communications spokesperson Scott Ludlam have slammed a report that calls the National Broadband Network (NBN) "extreme government intervention", labelling the report as right-wing dogma.

October 11th, 2011 in NBN by Josh Taylor 1 Comment Vote

Govt seeks input on cyber whitepaper

For the next two months, Australians will have the chance to contribute to the government's Cyber White Paper in a bid to determine the issues in cyberspace that confuse, concern and connect the country's citizenry.

September 15th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

Google is an NBN conspirator: Turnbull

Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled companies such as Google and Yahoo, as well as network vendors, as "conspirators against the taxpayer" for praising the $35.9 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project.

September 7th, 2011 in NBN by Josh Taylor 37 Comments 7 Votes

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

49 minutes ago by redclaw42 on twitter, retweet

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

1 hour ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

1 hour ago by andrewjstevens on twitter, retweet

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

1 hour ago by morgan28d on twitter, retweet

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 ...

1 hour 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 ...

1 hour 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...

1 hour 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...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

1 hour 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...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

2 hours ago by joshgnosis on twitter, retweet

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

2 hours ago by paulbrislen on twitter, retweet

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

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

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

2 hours ago by juhasaarinen on twitter, retweet

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

2 hours ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweet

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

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

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

2 hours ago by DiodesInc on twitter, retweet

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...

2 hours 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...

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

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

2 hours ago by Qlder on twitter, retweet

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

2 hours ago by retailblue on twitter, retweet

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

3 hours ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweet

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

3 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.

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

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Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt

4 hours ago by nursejayne69 on twitter, retweet

Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

5 hours ago by teksquisite on twitter, retweet

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

5 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

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

8 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.

8 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.

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

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

10 hours ago by ostejskal on twitter, retweet

NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

11 hours ago by ozspeedtest on twitter, retweet

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

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RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

13 hours ago by njdixpin on twitter, retweet

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

14 hours ago by GreenUpOz on twitter, retweet