Generation Net

Battle for human rights 'fought on web'

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:27 +1100

The United States says the battle for human rights is increasingly being fought on the Internet as China, Iran and other states try to block access by political activists and others.

Group puts Australia on web watchlist

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:07:59 +1100

A top media rights watchdog listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of Internet censorship.

Most see internet as a right: report

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:56 +1100

More than three-quarters of people across the world believe access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll carried out for the BBC indicates.

Cyber bullying cases turn up the heat

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:38:42 +1100

Internet giants like Google and Facebook are facing increasing pressure from the public, demanding they do more to stamp out cyber bullying.

Tech-heads on cloud nine

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:15:38 +1100

Robots that teach languages, computers controlled by moving the eyes and flying alarm clocks were among the gadgets at the world's top high-tech fair.

Google TV to bring Web into living room

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:13:49 +1100

Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to bring the Internet to a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes.

US 'building elite cyber defence team'

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:14:16 +1100

The US is building a cyber defence team to guard the nation's public and private computer systems, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says.

Aussies lose $70m in online scams

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:31:44 +1100

From pedigree puppies to Patrick Swayze, fraudsters swindled nearly $70 million from Australians last year by exploiting a wide swath of online scams.

Students suspended over Facebook bullying

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:58:21 +1100

Twenty students from a Brisbane high school have been suspended for bullying a staff member on Facebook.

Rudd mulls online ombudsman

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:26:55 +1100

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he will consider appointing an online ombudsman after Facebook tribute pages were defaced with pornography.

Cyber threat 'like a new Cold War'

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:08:46 +1100

The United States would lose a cyberwar if it fought one today, a former US intelligence chief has warned, saying the cyber threat is similar to a new Cold War.

Government to tackle online racism

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:04:11 +1100

With Australia coming under fire for not taking appropriate action against racism, the government says it may strengthen its laws on tackling the issue online, by giving authorities more power to act against offenders.

NY Times plan to charge online readers

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:39:31 +1100

Top New York Times executives plan to start charging readers of the newspaper's website from next year.

Buzz to stay linked to Gmail

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:03:07 +1100

Google Inc said it may create a stand-alone version of its Buzz social networking product but won't separate Buzz from its Gmail service, a linkup that has spurred controversy over privacy.

'Anonymous' warns attacks could last months

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:17:05 +1100

Cyber-activists who succeeded in jamming key government websites for a second consecutive day have warned they could shut them down for months.

'Proxy cloud' to help Iranian protesters

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:55:22 +1100

An organisation devoted to online freedom created after last year's Iranian elections says a 'proxy cloud' to stop censorship of the Internet is being developed.

iiNet shares soar after landmark ruling

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:12:10 +1100

Shares in iiNet have soared after it won a legal battle against Hollywood movie studios over downloads, which the ISP says cost it $4 million to pursue.

'Impossible' to blame ISP

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:52:29 +1100

A landmark Federal Court judgment has found it is 'impossible' to hold internet provider iiNet responsible for its users illegally downloading movies and TV shows.

Mixed reaction to iiNet ruling

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:29:45 +1100

Anti-piracy advocates say the iiNet decision is a setback for the film industry, but Australia's national internet body says film producers need to find ways to provide legal and affordable content online.

iiNet wins infringement case

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:27:48 +1100

The Federal Court has handed down a ruling in favour of iiNet is a landmark case over the illegal downloads of movies and TV programs.