15th March 2010

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Tag: internet

  • Australia on internet enemy watchlist

    Created Fri, 12th of Mar 2010

    A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship. Paris-based media rights group ... more

  • Pink Floyd beats EMI in song download case

    Created Fri, 12th of Mar 2010

    The English rock band Pink Floyd has won a court case preventing its record company from selling downloads of the group's songs. The High Court accepted the band's argument that its record ... more

  • Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    The Federal Opposition says the public has the right to see a study that examines the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN). The Government received the final ... more

  • YouTube 'hoon' surrenders to police

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Adelaide police asked people to log on to the website YouTube to help them catch a driver who did a burn-out in the city's east end last Friday night. A video of the incident was uploaded two days ... more

  • Man 'groomed 11yo girl on Facebook'

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    A man is to face a Sydney court, accused of using the social networking site Facebook to groom a child for sex. Police say the 27-year-old used to site to contact an 11-year-old girl who accepted ... more

  • Netizens consider access a human right

    Created Mon, 8th of Mar 2010

    Four in five adults believe access to the internet is a fundamental right - with those feelings particularly strong in South Korea and China - and half believe it should never be regulated, ... more

  • Baby starved as parents played videogame

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    A South Korean couple left their baby daughter to starve to death at home while playing an internet game which simulated child-rearing, police said. The man aged 41 and his 25-year-old wife were ... more

  • Competitors may fight Facebook feed patent

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    An Australian legal expert says he expects the latest patent granted to social networking site Facebook to be hotly contested by its competitors. The company filed the claim to protect "a method ... more

  • Icon_camera Cyber crime fight 'begins outside the home'

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    A leading internet security specialist is calling on governments to make it illegal for computer manufacturers to sell products that are vulnerable to attacks from cyber criminals. His call ... more

  • Tech firms may face human rights laws

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    The United States is considering introducing laws that would see technology companies charged if they fail to protect human rights when dealing with countries that have tough censorship ... more

  • My School graduates to My University

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    The Federal Government is planning to launch a new website that rates Australia's universities. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will tell a Universities Australia conference today that the My ... more

  • BBC confirms cuts to radio, online services

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    The BBC will slash spending on its online services and close two radio stations in a shake-up designed to boost funding for programs. Digital radio stations BBC Asian Network and BBC 6 Music will ... more

  • Broadband network test sites unveiled

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    The Federal Government has announced the first sites on mainland Australia where the National Broadband Network (NBN) will be rolled out. The areas chosen across four states are:The Melbourne ... more

  • YouTube mum wins mammoth music battle

    Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010

    A woman in California has won a partial victory in a lawsuit against a record company that forced her to remove a video she posted on YouTube. The woman posted a video of her young child dancing ... more

  • Online fraudsters net millions

    Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010

    Australians reported losses of more than $70 million to fraud and swindling to the consumer watchdog last year, but real losses could be much higher. The deputy chair of the Australian Competition ... more

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