‘Technology’ Archives
Wikileaks founder breaks cover but ‘on permanent alert’
The US state department is desperate to ask the Australian hacker what he knows of 260,000 classified messages about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The elusive founder of WikiLeaks, who is at the centre of a potential US national security sensation, has surfaced from almost [Read More]
Senate inquiry into online privacy debacles
A Senate inquiry into the adequacy of privacy laws will soon begin, sparked by recent online privacy controversies and the government’s plans to snoop on web users’ internet communications. The inquiry, pushed through by the Greens, will examine privacy [Read More]
Androids invade smartphone market
Google has released figures that reveal its Android operating system is stealing precious ground from arch-rivals Apple and Microsoft in the battle for smartphone dominance, with 160,000 new Android handsets being activated every day around the world. The latest figures [Read More]
Obama internet ‘kill switch’ bill approved
The US senators pushing a controversial new bill that some fear would give President Barack Obama the powers to seize control of and even shut down the internet have rejected claims it would give Obama a net “kill switch”. The bill, titled Protecting Cyberspace [Read More]
