How an app could bring down Tony Abbott
IT’S been called Snapchat for grown ups and it could just be the hi-tech tool that will bring down the Prime Minister.
Security
The deadly high killing our kids
DEADLY drugs are hitting our streets, and they just keep coming. Freely available, most are undetectable and authorities are struggling to keep up.
Public’s revenge: Death by e-mail
AN AUSTRALIAN activist group has launched a campaign to give the country’s top attorney exactly what he wants. But he isn’t likely to be very happy about it.
Google back down on porn ruling
GOOGLE has reversed proposed rules to remove sexually explicit content from its Blogger platform.
Find out what your digital footprint means
MOST of us go about our daily lives blissfully unaware we are continually building an online portrait of ourselves. But, what exactly does this mean?
Blogger cracks down on porn
BLOGS bordering porn are set to become a thing of the past following an update to Google’s new policies over sexually graphic material.
Snowden: ‘I laughed at NPH’
EDWARD Snowden and the makers of Citizenfour took to Reddit this morning to answer questions on everything from data retention to NPH’s Oscar joke.
Metadata ‘a honey pot for hackers’
A POLICE insider has come out to reveal what he really thinks about the proposed metadata laws and why we should all be worried.
Smart tech users should be seen, not heard
OPINION: We were shocked when we discovered our smart TVs might be eavesdropping on us. But there’s a simple way to ensure our sweet nothings don’t become public property.
Is our privacy officially dead?
THE recent hacks on explicit photos are a reminder of just how exposed we really are to predators of our privacy. Jesse Fink knows this first hand.
Year 6 kids to obtain a ‘digital licence’
GRADE six students will have to learn how to deal with internet trolls, post safe photos online and much more under a new online safety education program.
White-collar crims in data law win
THE war on terror threatens to undermine the fight against white-collar crooks, with a proposed law cutting off consumer and corporate cops’ access to phone records.
Inside the mind of an online drug dealer
HAVE you ever wondered what drives someone to sell drugs online? A convicted heroin dealer has come clean about his business during Silk Road trial.
Russian bombers over UK
BRITAIN’S Royal Air Force has been scrambled to force Russian bomber jets away from the English Channel, disrupting civillian flights to the area.
The man holding governments to account
AS CONFUSION reigned after the downing of MH17, Eliot Higgins got to work. The gamer, who works from home with just a laptop for company, has uncovered the world’s biggest secrets.
App users feeling ‘security fatigue’
NEARLY one in three Google Android apps ‘leak’ users’ private information – but new research reveals why Aussie smartphone users may not be taking security seriously enough.
‘The whole situation is utter f***ing madness’
IMAGINE being recognised by a stranger on the street. You’ve never met them before, but they think you’re involved with them. Romantically. That’s been happening to Ellie Flynn for years.
Worst passwords of 2014 revealed
IF you think your password is secure, you might be mistaken. The worst passwords of 2014 have been released. Did yours make the list?
Cyber attacks: Who’s a likely target?
INTERNET attacks from cyber militia and hacktivists will continue to rise this year, experts warn, and they’ve identified who is most at risk.
What’s in the 28 missing pages?
IT WAS a comprehensive report detailing the 9/11 attacks, except for 28 pages that remained classified. Now, Obama is facing new pressure to release them.
Scam warning: ISIS email threat for Aussies
THE Australian Communications and Media Authority is warning of a new email threat using a specific subject line to lure in unsuspecting Aussies.
The bug hijacking smartphones
IT IS a truly 21st century problem, but one with potentially very serious implications. It may have even happened to you.
Surveillance of killers was called off
POLICE surveillance of the brothers behind the Charlie Hebdo shootings was called off just six months ago because they were deemed low risk.
Hackers hold Qld firms to ransom
FIRST you find your business computer has been hijacked by a virus. Then it gets worse, as hackers on the other side of the world issue their demands.
Microsoft gains ally in fight over customer privacy
MICROSOFT has been waging a long-term legal battle with the US Government over access to users’ private data. Now a powerful ally has sided with the company.
North Korea ‘not to blame’ for Sony hack
THE FBI has officially blamed the Sony hack on North Korea, but a lot of very smart people think the FBI is lying to the world. Why?
Is computer doom coming in 2038?
Y2K didn’t prove to be the global calamity that many expected. But a limitation in computer servers means that unless we do something, the year 2038 will result in widespread computer failure.
Christmas shoppers beware
ONLINE shoppers are being increasingly targeted by cyber criminals prompting a warning to those buying goods online this Christmas.
End to one of the most hated things online
WHAT a relief. Soon we will no longer have to squint to try to read those letters and numbers that are part of online security measures. See how Google is about to make life easier.
New computer spying bug found
A NATIONAL government may be behind newly-discovered malware that has been secretly gathering data on people and organisations for years.
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