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An Uber App is displayed on a phone in London, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. London's transport authority said Friday it won't renew Uber's license to operate in the British capital, arguing that it demonstrates a lack of corporate responsibility with implications in public safety and security. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Uber can secretly spy on your iPhone

DID you know that Apple granted Uber an undocumented permission that allows it to record anything on your screen without your knowledge?

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Webcam hacked: ‘Suck my d***’

THIS girl was horrified to see her new internet-connected webcam suddenly move of its own accord before a creepy voice came from the gadget.

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This Tuesday, July 19, 2016, photo shows a Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, Yahoo tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion of its users, not the 1 billion it revealed in late 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Your Yahoo account got hacked

YAHOO has revealed its widespread hack — the largest data breach in history — did not just affect some of its three billion users but every single one of them.

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A post referred to female soldiers from Isreal as Kimchi

Inside South Korea’s seedy underbelly

A RAPIDLY growing number of South Korean men are flocking to a secret society with sinister beliefs. And women are the main target. Warning: Graphic.

Get off the iPad. Lara Gauci wrestling with her 5 year old son, Edison, for the iPad.Picture: Jay Town

How to avoid family screen fights

THE battle over how much time children should spend looking at phones and tablets is escalating, but there are ways to avoid family fights.

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‘Pervert’ avoids jail after luring girls

A PROPERTY developer has dodged a jail sentence after posting an ad online and grooming a girl he thought was underage for sex.

SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 20: Avril Lavigne attends Y100s Jingle Ball 2013 Presented by Jam Audio Collection at BB&T Center on December 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Why you shouldn’t Google Avril Lavigne

GOOGLE searching for singer Avril Lavigne could land you in a lot of trouble, according to Mcafee’s latest list of the biggest cyber threats.

SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 20: Avril Lavigne attends Y100s Jingle Ball 2013 Presented by Jam Audio Collection at BB&T Center on December 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

This is the most dangerous celebrity

GOOGLING this one-time pop princess could land you in a lot of trouble, according to McAfee’s latest list of cyber threats.

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This undated file image distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreaâ€™s latest nuclear test was part theater, part propaganda and maybe even part fake. But experts say it was also a major display of something very real: Pyongyangâ€™s mastery of much of the know-how it needs to reach its decades-old goal of becoming a full-fledged nuclear state. The jury is still out on whether North Korea tested, as it claims, a hydrogen bomb ready to be mounted on an ICBM. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Genius idea to beat North Korea

FORGET missiles and harsh sanctions. A former US Navy SEAL has a novel idea about how to put Kim Jong-un in his place.

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iTunes video, music, book and magazine sales last year accounted for an estimated $4.1 billion in Apple revenue. PHOTO: LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES

The iTunes scam robbing Australians

CAIRNS woman Maree bought $800 in iTunes gift cards because she thought she had an overdue tax bill and feared arrest. She’s just one of many.

Tablet devices sit on display at a Telstra Corp. retail store in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Telstra posted profit that met analysts' estimates as payments for handing over its copper network jumped even as revenue growth from mobile customers slowed amid tougher competition. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

One woman’s battle with Telstra

SYDNEY woman Charlotte was shocked to learn she was being pursued by Telstra’s debt collectors despite never being a customer.

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Can you tell this is written by a bot?

THE advent of AI capable of writing convincing product and restaurant reviews is set to undermine peer review platforms and usher a new era of fake news.

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Google has a new worst enemy

A GOOGLE engineer who wrote and posted an anonymous memo against women has provided a stunning twist to his case against the giant.

There are new changes to the Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook link you should ignore

A NEW Facebook messenger scam is tricking social media users into clicking on virus-riddled YouTube channel.

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Horrifying find on daughter’s iPad

A YOUNG mum is warning parents to be vigilant about their children’s internet use after she made a frightening discovery.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 in Vertou, western France, shows logos of US multinational technology company Google. Google found itself at the center of controversy on August 6, 2017 after an employee in a leaked internal document claimed

How to erase your search history forever

IT IS disturbingly simple to piece together a person’s life by browsing this hidden data within Google. This is how you delete it all.

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Why you will regret sending that dick pic

WHEN you share a photo, you’re sharing more than you probably realise and a new website is fighting back against unsolicited dick pics.

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Don’t get sucked in by these scams

IT USED to be easy to spot a scammer. But now they’re coming up with more sophisticated ways of getting our money. Even smart people are fooled.

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Business woman are checking stock market graph on digital tablet

Aussies set for ‘super logon’

AUSTRALIANS could be able to shop online, switch banks and update government details under a new “super logon” in the works.

How an email prankster fooled the White House.

Email prank fools the White House

THE White House should be one of the most secure buildings on the planet but a simple hack fooled officials into handing over personal information.

In this June 18, 2016 file photo, customers look at Apple iPhone 6S models on display at an Apple Store in Beijing. Apple Inc.â€™s iPhones are assembled in China and count as a Chinese export to the United States. But Chinaâ€™s contribution to the iPhoneâ€™s value is as little as $5 for labor and $10 for basic components. Most of the iPhoneâ€™s retail price of up to $870 flows to Apple or to Asian or U.S. technology suppliers. Those figures donâ€™t show up in the U.S.-Chinese trade balance. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Apple slammed over Chinese app store

APPLE has broken its silence after being accused of helping the Chinese government censor the internet with critics saying it “crossed the line” on human rights.

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Police could spy inside your home

NEW laws could give Queensland Police the right to remotely install software on connected products to make them listening devices for surveillance.

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A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017 in Geldrop. The unprecedented global ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries, Europol executive director Rob Wainwright said May 14, 2017. Britain's state-run National Health Service was affected by the attack. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Rob Engelaar / Netherlands OUT

The huge cost of ransomware attacks

VICTIMS of ransomware attacks have paid out millions to online saboteurs in just the last two years, a disturbing study has found.

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Porn ID checks to become a reality

THE UK is set to ensure anyone watching porn online goes through an ID check first to verify they’re over 18 — could this happen here?

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 in Vertou, western France, shows logos of US multinational technology company Google. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

Facebook, Google security at risk

A NEW law to help police monitor criminals will force Facebook, WhatsApp and Google to weaken encryption systems, opening them up to more hackers.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull takes questions from the media after visiting the digital forensics lab at Australian Federal Police headquarters in Sydney on Friday, July 14, 2017. (AAP Image/Keri Megelus) NO ARCHIVING

Anti-encryption push falls flat

THE government is taking on the tech giants over encryption. But the response the announcement has been far from positive.

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Facebook: Is friend request a scam?

MILLIONS of Facebook users have received a warning about a friend request from someone named Jayden K Smith. So, do you need to worry about it?

A Medicare card is seen in Sydney, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Media reports that a darknet trader is illegally selling the Medicare details of any Australian on request by €œexploiting a vulnerability€ in a government system, raising concerns that the health agency may be seriously compromised.(AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Confusion grows over Medicare breach

THE Tax Office briefly stopped accepting Medicare cards as a form of ID, after the numbers of every Aussie were listed for sale on the ‘dark web’, before reversing the decision.

Rami Malek and Christian Slater star in tv show Mr Robot. Picture: Foxtel / Supplied

What is the dark web?

THE “dark web” was created for government spies but has become a sinister playground for criminals and dodgy dealings.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21: A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen at Bondi Junction on March 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Federal public sector workers are expected to strike around Australia over a long-running pay dispute. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Medicare details sold on ‘dark web’

HACKERS are selling the Medicare card numbers of Australians on the ‘dark web’, which experts say could be used to steal your private health records.

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