Security

Motoring

No secrets: Your car is watching you

YOUR next new car will know where you’re driving, where you’ve parked, and even how often you’ve braked. The computing power behind it is incredible.

Security

Deep inside the Dark Web

WHAT is the Dark Web and how does it operate? From drugs and guns to contract killers, a look inside the encrypted network.

Security

‘It was a pea shooter, not a bazooka’

THE attack that shutdown the Census has been exaggerated with the system just “falling over”, according to one Senator.

Security

IBM messes up Census but no one’s sacked

NO one at IT giant IBM has been sacked or disciplined over the botched census, but its managing director has unreservedly apologised for the shutdown.

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Security

IBM blames ‘Island Australia’

IBM might be sorry for the bungled 2016 Census, but the company didn’t miss a chance to shift the blame.

WTF

China’s creepy ‘Big Brother’ system

IT’S the kind of thing you’re only supposed to read about in dystopian novels, but the Chinese government is turning it into a chilling reality.

Security

Cyber attacks disrupt PayPal, Twitter

HACKERS targeting a little known internet infrastructure company have disrupted access to dozens of websites in the US and Western Europe.

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Censorship

Facebook removes breast cancer video

A VIDEO showing women how to spot suspicious lumps on their breasts has been deleted by Facebook because it deemed the images offensive.

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Security

Government ‘hammered’ over WhatsApp

GEORGE Brandis could do nothing but stare blankly ahead and say nothing during a heated moment as the government was grilled over its use of WhatsApp.

Security

‘The threats are unprecedented’

RUSSIA and the US are embroiled in a dangerous new spat, as America accuses the Kremlin of interfering in its election and promises to counter-attack.

Kids

Early adopters can be early victims

PARENTS creating Facebook and Instagram accounts for their kids are letting them in for unintended consequences.

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Security

Apple responds to pic-sharing claims

STAFF at a Brisbane Apple store have been fired after they were caught stealing and rating customers’ pictures as part of a photo-sharing ring.

Censorship

Eight-year-old cancer kid told: ‘Just die’

ANIMAL rights activists have bombarded a young cancer patient with abusive messages after he took part in a bullfight show in Spain.

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Security

We’re under attack, it’s time to fight back

A NEW report shows Australia is being targeted by hackers, with one expert saying we need to protect ourselves using a “cyber militia”.

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Security

Government: Proof foreign spies hacked us

THE Government has confirmed foreign spies hacked into the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to steal sensitive documents.

Security

NSA contactor arrested for security breach

FEARING another Snowden case, the US National Security Agency has arrested one of its own contractors on charges that he removed classified information.

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Security

Yahoo gave US govt access to emails

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Censorship

Germany threatens to sue Facebook

FACEBOOK, Twitter and Google are removing illegal content from the internet more often, but more work is needed, says Germany.

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Technology

Could this be Snowden’s lifeline?

HE’S been in exile for the last four years, but with his residency in Russia running out, this whistleblowing American has made a final bid to come home.

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Security

Fears over new ‘Great British Firewall’

THE UK’s top cyber security official has revealed plans to introduce a national internet filter, sparking concerns of a British version of China’s notorious firewall.

North America

Exiled Snowden pleads for pardon

US whistleblower Edward Snowden has made his case for a presidential pardon from Barack Obama, saying his actions had been “morally necessary”.

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Censorship

Zuckerberg succumbs to public pressure

FACEBOOK has backed down from their censorship of the iconic napalm girl photo and have reinstated the picture after a massive public backlash.

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Business

What we are not asking China

CHINA’S been buying up Aussie land, funding our pollies and attacking our computer systems. What exactly do they want?

Hacking

Porn site accounts exposed in hack

OVER 800,000 users of the porn site Brazzers have had their personal details exposed in a major security breach.

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Politics

IS plans to eclipse Sydney siege

IS is trying to spark a terror attack in Australia that would eclipse the Sydney Siege, a counter-terrorism expert has warned.

Security

’Your fridge is spying on you’

WHAT happens when the smart technology in your kitchen appliances becomes too intelligent it actually poses a risk to your privacy?

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Security

Free games luring kids to porn

IT LOOKS innocent, but one of the most popular free gaming sites has a dark underbelly. This is a wakeup call for parents.

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School Life

19 schools added to porn site hit list

THE porn site maliciously “hunting” schoolgirls is back and even more schools have been added as targets. We have the full list.

Security

Police secret weapon arrests 370

HE’S the modern-day Sherlock so effective even criminals respect him. And he isn’t even a fulltime cop. Check out his amazing superpower.

Parenting

Hidden danger of sharing kids’ pics

JUST because everyone is sharing photos of babies and kids, doesn’t mean it should be done — OR that it’s safe.

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