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Considering New Privacy Laws in Australia

2008-05-22 14:32:02 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
...Australia is currently weighing numerous options regarding privacy legislation. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a 2,000-page review of Australian privacy law, in which it proposes several changes that would significantly shift the balance between freedom of speech and privacy in Australia because they would extend to...
 
Tags: privacy, australia, australian privacy law, speech, free speech, privacy legislation, numerous options, 000-page review, significantly shift
 
 
 
 
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Australia May Outlaw Laser Pointers

2008-04-02 13:51:34 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
They were used against planes last week I'm sure criminals also used cars in Australia last week. Will the country ban them next On the other hand, I'm sick and tired of laser pointers myself. On the third hand, the cats of Australia will be terribly disappointed
 
Tags: laser pointers, australia, week, hand, country ban, cats, terribly, planes, criminals
 
 
 
 
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In the Air: United, V Australia, Jazeera

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2008-03-31 16:09:56 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Australia airline will offer mobile calling, texting with factory-installed system: Boeing will install the Panasonic/Aeromobile system offered under the Panasonic brand eXPhone. All 777-300ERs in the long-haul fleet will feature the option, although some regulatory issues still need to be settled. V Australia service will launch in December...
 
Tags: time, one-time club pass, includes free wi-fi, lounge users, free, long-time t-mobile customer, airline, lounge, australia airline
 
 
 
 
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Computerworld Australia Interview

2008-01-07 14:36:21 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
I was interviewed by Computerworld Australia
 
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Friday Squid Blogging: 500-Pound Giant Squid Caught Off Australia

2008-05-30 16:14:18 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Three news stories And a week of squid comics -- not related to the Australia catch. And another comic
 
Tags: squid comics, news stories, australia, week, comic
 
 
 
 
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EBay officially kills controversial PayPal-only plan in Australia

2008-07-10 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Although eBay has withdrawn its controversial PayPal-only plan in Australia, it still will require sellers to offer the payment service as an option for buyers
 
Tags: controversial paypal-only plan, ebay, australia, require sellers, payment service, withdrawn, offer, buyers, option
 
 
 
 
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Cashing in on employee theft, or honest whistleblower?

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2008-02-25 14:03:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Australia and others. Mr. Kieber now has a new identity (possibly as part of the arrangement with Germany) and his whereabouts are unknown Reference URL LGT Group Media Communique dated 2/24/08 Evan] Highly recommended interesting read The Australian online news story Bloomberg.com online news story MarketWatch online news story Report...
 
Tags: confidential, confidential data, kieber, named heinrich kieber, lgt, lgt trust, data, confidential information, information
 
 
 
 
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Sorry, Qantas, No Unfettered Broadband

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2008-09-18 10:33:20 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Australia. Since the biggest market for long-haul flights would likely be Australia, Japan, and China, traveling trans-Pacific or trans-hemispheric routes, that gap is rather large Aeromobile opted to build out a service, deployed only by Emirates airline as far as I can tell, that uses the 3G service since it was available, and most...
 
Tags: satellite coverage, coverage, service, service involves, internet service, in-flight broadband plans, plans, inmarsat satellites, inmarsat
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...Australian IT reported that Chinese hackers had allegedly tried to hack into highly classified government computer networks in Australia and New Zealand as part of a broader international operation to glean military secrets from Western nations. New Zealand Prime, Minister Helen Clark, confirmed that foreign intelligence agencies had tried to...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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Password policies. Once again.

2007-09-04 22:14:00 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...Australia for TechEd there. I could continue to log on to my laptop with cached credentials, but couldn't use Outlook Web Access or RPC+HTTP of course. So I connected to a Terminal Server computer we have on the Internet, logged on there, and changed my password
 
Tags: account, enable account lockout, password, account lockouts, disable account lockout, 42-day default expiration, default, expiration, password expires