Apple kills China anti-censorship app
Apple has removed an anti-censorship application from its Chinese app store on orders from Beijing.
Security
Spying on you ‘necessary’: NSA
THE director of the NSA has defended the bulk gathering of metadata on phone calls, saying, ‘There is no other way that we know of to connect the dots’.
New sexting laws for Victoria
ELECTRONICALLY sharing sexually explicit images of another person without their consent – also known as sexting – will become illegal in Victoria.
The simplest way to secure your webcam
HACKERS could be watching you through your webcam as you read this. Secure your privacy in this simple, cheap and easy way.
Now you can play your way to data security
IS your personal data at risk? A new online game helps you understand how exposed and how valuable giving away your information can be.
Inside North Korea’s death camps
THEY house more than 50,000 prisoners. They’re beaten, starved and raped. Now North Korea wants to expand its secret prison.
Millions of passwords stolen in massive hack
MILLIONS of Facebook, Twitter and Google passwords have been stolen in a massive hack over the last month. How is this possible and what does it mean for you?
They know where you are: Snowden
NEW revelations from documents leaked by fugitive Edward Snowden show spies are tracking the location of ‘hundreds of millions’ of mobile phones on a daily basis.
Editor forced to defend love of UK
THE editor of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has defended his patriotism to a parliamentary committee into counterterrorism.
Kissing arrest sparks Twitter outcry
THIS photo of a romantic kiss which saw teenagers in Morocco arrested for being a “danger to social order” has created a social media outcry.
Off your Facebook? Just erase it
WISH you hadn’t posted that drunken photo online? The Australian Law Reform Commission floats the idea of a “right to erasure”.
We just don’t trust social media
AUSTRALIANS love using social media, but a national survey shows most don’t trust that their private information will be protected.
Why the Indonesian spy drama is a big deal
SO we spied on some top-level officials in Indonesia. So what? Isn’t that how the world works? Not so much, says Mal Farr.
Web child abuse searches get blocked
TECH giants Microsoft and Google promise to block web searches for terms that lead to child abuse images with new software.
Space station’s malware pandemic
THE International Space Station is cut off from the internet to avoid hackers and viruses. So how does it keep getting infected?
Cheating website banned in Singapore
SINGAPORE has banned a dating website that caters for people looking to have affairs, before its planned launch in the conservative city-state.
Soon, Google could be following you everywhere
GOOGLE is reportedly testing new technology that could track consumer behaviour in real-world stores and businesses.
Google loses landmark case over orgy pics
GOOGLE has been ordered to prevent its search engine from linking to images of a sadomasochistic orgy involving former Formula One boss, Max Mosley in a landmark ruling.
Apple admits disclosing Aussie users’ data
APPLE disclosed data on 41 different accounts to Australian government agents in the first six months of 2013.
Spying in Indonesia ‘outside the norm’
INDONESIA has sought an explanation over allegations Australia’s embassy in Jakarta has been used as a spy base.
Sex, drugs, murder and a billionaire on the run
THE bizarre story of internet billionaire John McAfee’s life of sex with teenagers, drugs and guns took a twist when he was charged with murder. The fugitive claims he’s innocent.
Australia involved in US spy scandal
ONE of Australia’s leading security experts claims that the government is spying on behalf of the US via five ‘listening posts’ around the country.
‘NSA spied on 60m calls in Spain’
THE NSA reportedly spied on 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone – the latest revelation about alleged US spying on allies.
Feel like you’re being watched?
CCTV cameras, surveillance of iPhones and Blackberries, GPS signals, social media and heat maps – you’re always being tracked.
US may have targeted Merkel’s mobile
THE German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after suggestions her mobile phone was monitored.
Man jailed, stole Microsoft founder’s ID
A MAN who was AWOL from the Army has been sentenced to eight months in prison for a scheme to steal Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s identity.
Streaker’s bum banned by Facebook
THE bare bottom of streaker Wati Holmwood was too much for Facebook, with the social media site pulling it. Does this really “violate community standards”?
‘Ransomware’ cybercrime ring busted
SPANISH authorities say they have broken up a cybercrime gang that used a “ransomware” virus to lock computers throughout Europe.
‘Day of reckoning is coming’ for the web
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER head of cyber security for US Department of Homeland Security says bleak times are ahead for the web.
N Korea ‘behind S Korea computer crash’
COMPUTER networks at South Korean banks and TV broadcasters crashed simultaneously prompting speculation of a cyber attack by North Korea.
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