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92% against filter: Whirlpool survey
Early results from broadband information site Whirlpool's annual survey has found that 91.8 per cent of respondents do not support the idea of mandatory internet filtering, with most believing the government should focus on educating parents and children instead. Read more »
Ninemsn injected with malicious code: Websense
Security technology company Websense this week claimed that one of Australia's most highly trafficked websites, ninemsn, had been compromised by an outside party and injected with "malicious code", although the problem area has now been removed from the site. Read more »
80% of Aussies support filter
A survey commissioned by the ABC's Hungry Beast, has found that 80 per cent of respondents supported Labor's proposed filter. Read more »
Industry welcomes filter policy
Many in the internet industry have welcomed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's filter report and his draft legislation to make internet service provider (ISP) level filtering mandatory, with only a few voices criticising the plan. Read more »
Pirate Party storms Australia
The Pirate Party, which champions issues such as intellectual property rights, free speech and data privacy, is on its way to becoming an official party in Australia. Read more »
Defence hauled in over PM website attack
Security experts from Defence have been called in to assist agencies that were targeted by last night's attack on the Prime Minister's and other agency websites. More attacks are expected, according to sources. Read more »
'Anonymous' knocks PM, ACMA offline
The loose alliance of internet pests known as 'Anonymous' temporarily knocked websites belonging to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Communications and Media Authority offline last night. Read more »
Video: Conroy defends internet filter
In this video, Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam asks Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to justify his comments that other coutries have internet filtering systems similar to the one proposed for Australia. Read more »
NSW to censor student laptops
The NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) plans to limit internet access on the laptops given to NSW's senior students under the "digital education revolution" to a pre-approved list of websites. Read more »
No porn filter can stop porn entirely: Govt
Following the news a teenage boy has cracked the government's filtering software in half an hour, the Communications Minister has warned parents to be vigilant about their children's exploits online whether they use filters or not. Read more »
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Cyber-bludging special: Acceptable usage
There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. Read more »
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Google launches Apps Marketplace
-- Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Microsoft in hot water over stolen code
-- Microsoft has been accused of stealing code from a microblogging start-up called Plurk. Read more »
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Google launches Apps MarketplaceGoogle launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
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TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »
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Google is about to pull the plug on its Gears project, while Mozilla plans to drop Mac OS X 10.4 support in future versions of Firefox. Read more »
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Filter protesters brave Vic weather
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CNET first look at Google Buzz
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Disable Flash on your web browser
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