Internet

EXCLUSIVESports Life

Inside porn trap that snared NRL star

The sinister tactics an Australian porn site uses to take advantage of vulnerable young men have been exposed by those who appear in videos.

Internet

Aussie terrorist’s sick emails exposed

A seemingly innocuous email was among the first signs of a twisted individual’s plan that resulted in one of the worst mass shootings in world history.

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What Aussies Googled in 2020

Google has revealed Australia’s top searches over the past year – and despite battling bushfires and a pandemic, the winner isn’t what you’d think.

Internet

Aus Post apologies for ’offensive’ message

Australia Post has apologised after users spotted an “unauthorised” message had appeared on its website over the weekend.

Internet

Google could ‘restrict Aussie features’

The search giant is reportedly working on restricting features, as a new disinformation code has been slammed by some.

Internet

Surprise discovery after Amazon outage

When Amazon’s huge servers stopped working in one region it wasn’t just a problem for IT workers. Some people couldn’t vacuum their house.

Internet

Ugly old building’s hidden new power

It’s probably your suburb’s most boring landmark, and multi-billion dollar tech giants can’t wait to move in with a hi-tech overhaul .

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Late night email could cost $2.2bn

A former judge said it was “incredible” an email from lawyers for Crown Resorts was sent in the middle of the night, and not a year ago.

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YouTube back after global outage

YouTube has confirmed you can start procrastinating again after a global issue made it unable to stream videos.

Travel Incidents

Airbnb host’s disgraceful comment

A Victorian teen says an Airbnb host made a shocking comment to her that was an instance of racism more blatant than anything else she’d experienced.

Internet

Cops say 60yo man groomed boy for sex

The Sydney man, who will front court on Thursday, thought he was talking to a 14-year-old boy online. Instead, it was police.

Internet

New clue to who could win election

Google search data predicted the 2016 election, but if they are to be believed again this time, things aren’t looking good for Donald Trump.

Internet

Elon Musk delivers internet ‘game changer’

A plan to provide super fast internet all around the world is starting to get into the public’s hands, and they’re nerding out over the early results.

Internet

‘Unacceptable’ problem telcos won’t fix

Telcos are facing a potential crackdown as complaints surge, with one industry head calling on competitors to make a simple change.

NSW & ACT Crime

Schools evacuated over email threat

Some year 12 students have had their HSC exams disrupted after a number of high schools were evacuated over a threatening message.

Internet

NBN slashes prices for superfast internet

NBN Co will offer heavily discounted internet plans, slashing prices by up to $24 a month, in an attempt to snare more customers.

Internet

New price tag for ‘inferior’ NBN

The cost of the NBN has climbed again for a network that is becoming less affordable for people to access.

Internet

Law that could break up Google

The US Justice Department and 11 states have come out swinging against Google in a case that seeks to end the company’s dominance.

Security

Right-wing extremist threat grows

Australia’s domestic spy agency says extremists have seized upon COVID-19, believing it reinforces conspiracies at the core of their ideologies.

Careers

Four word CV that led to full-time work

Jasmyn Maddern lost a job on her first day due to COVID. In need of work, she ditched the fluff in resumes and “cut to the chase” – to stunning effect.

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Banking

Customers rage at major bank outage

Customers have expressed their fury at NAB after a major outage brought services down across the country. It is now scrambling to fix the problem.

Internet

NBN complaints ‘through the roof’

NBN providers have copped a serve from the competition watchdog which has had a “flood of complaints”, many of which stem from one factor.

Internet

Horrific details in Tinder posts exposed

A woman recognised a man abusing others on Tinder as the same one who she claimed raped her, a shock investigation has found. Warning: Graphic

Hacking

NSW data ‘at risk of serious breach’

After a massive hacker attack on NSW residents’ personal information, a union has called for “cyber cops” to protect data still at risk.

Internet

Internet ban on accused cyber-crime duo

A couple accused of committing large-scale fraud by stealing the identities of more than 7000 people, then opening fake bank accounts in their names, have failed in a bid to access the internet while on bail.

Internet

Musk’s space internet plan to be tested

One of the tech billionaire’s many plans is to deliver internet from space, and it looks like it’s coming to fruition.

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Tech ‘monopolies’ are like ‘oil barons’

A scathing report from the US Congress alleges tech firms have created one set of rules for themselves and another for the rest of us.

Internet

Dodgy ticket reseller fined $7 million

A ticket reseller that used deceptive Google ads to trick concertgoers into thinking it was the official seller has been fined millions.

Internet

Google offers new feature for news content

The company, which has threatened to change its products in Australia to avoid paying news publishers for content, has made a new move.

Internet

What drove 1500 per cent complaint surge

People have had a lot of be unhappy about so far this year – but when it comes to call centres, one thing led to a surge in customer complaints.

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