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US FTC, ACMA take on Event Viewer telemarketing scammers

A US district court judge has frozen the assets of organisations and individuals associated with the long-running "Event Viewer" tech support scam, which included Australians among its victims. The FTC credited overseas organisations, including the Australian Communications and Media Authority, for aiding in the action against the alleged scammers.

Exetel offers 4G mobile broadband

Cut-price internet service provider Exetel will begin offering access to Optus' 4G LTE mobile network in approximately two weeks, according to the ISP's sales staff.

Study reveals 10% pay gap between men and women in IT

Results from a study by the Australian Computer Society released today reveal that almost a third of ICT job seekers believe they have been discriminated against, based on gender, age, ethnicity or other factors, when applying for positions in the sector. An ACS salary survey also found that men working in the sector were on average earned 9.8 per cent more than women.

Exploring the intersection of IT and the law

In the 30 years since the founding of the NSW Society for Computers and the Law, the technology landscape has undergone dramatic changes: Near ubiquitous use of computers, the central role of the Internet in many people's professional and personal lives and the growth of mobile computing.

NBN Co uses moon man to spruik satellite stations

NBN Co has announced locations for three satellite ground stations in Western Australia, to deliver access to the National Broadband Network for Australian's outside the NBN's fibre footprint and the reach of its fixed wireless service.

Corporate watchdog eyes telecommunications interception powers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission would like reforms to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to make it possible for the corporate regulator to obtain telecommunications intercepts and gain access to information that other law enforcement agencies have obtained through such means.

Vodafone calls for clarity on metadata retention, warns of costs

Vodafone has warned the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security's inquiry on data retention that retaining detailed information on mobile data usage by customers could involve a significant cost for operators. Matthew Lobb, the telco's general manager industry strategy and public policy, also called for clarity on the retention of so-called metadata about customer usage of mobile networks.

Aussie ex-pats find success with B2B startup

Handshake, a New York-based startup founded by two Aussie ex-pats that offers an iOS and Web based sales and order management tool for B2B commerce, has notched up a significant milestone. Its eponymous app has been used to write over $100 million worth of orders since its open beta period ended in mid-2011.

Public input sought on patent reform

Intellectual property watchdog IP Australia is seeking public comment on reform to Australia's patent system. The federal government is proposing changes to the Patents Act 1990 to raise the threshold for so-called 'innovation patents'.

20% of Australians still not online in 2011: UN Broadband Commission

A report issued by the UN's Broadband Commission for Digital Development, established by the International Telecommunications Union and UNESCO, has pegged Australia at 21st in the world when it comes to internet access, with 21 per cent of Australians not using the Internet in 2011.

St John Ambulance app takes crown in charity hackathon

An app developed to help St John Ambulance volunteers in emergency situations has scored the organisation $30,000 from Vodafone's charity arm, the Vodafone Foundation.

Billion eyes NBN-connected homes with new V Series routers

Billion has made a play for households connected to the National Broadband Network, launching two new Gigabit Ethernet routers with fibre WAN ports.

In pictures: Integrate 2012 AV expo

The Integrate 2012 trade show, held at the Sydney Convention and exhibition centre, brought together more than 500 brands to showcase cutting edge, high-end AV tech.

UNSW unearths Android's potential for archaeology

Researchers at the University of NSW are spearheading an effort to build new digital tools for archaeologist to help update a field where on-site data capture is often handwritten, or, sometimes, conducted using a dated PDA-based systems, and records storage is not infrequently paper-based.

Money laundering using virtual worlds, Bitcoin on watchdog's radar

Over the last two decades cybercrime has matured from the early days of curiosity-driven hackers and pranksters to a fully fledged industry. In the process, much of the distinction between ‘traditional’ crime and online crime has been eliminated: On the one hand organised crime now uses the internet as another tool for communication and transferring criminal proceeds; on the other hand spam, phishing and malware are mature criminal industries.

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