Facial recognition’s ominous rise: are we going too far too fast?
“We watch over you. Every single one,” says the narrator. This ensures a “safe and secure environment”, the narrator continues. These aren’t lines from a […]
Aussie whiz-kid Ben Pasternak eyes next project after selling video chat app Monkey to rival
Ben Pasternak, the 18-year-old serial Australian technology entrepreneur who dropped out of high school at 15 and now lives in New York, celebrated the recent […]
‘My parents haven’t given me a single cent’: great-nephew of Australia’s second richest person out to prove himself
How does the grand-nephew of Australia’s second richest person prove himself? By creating a tech start-up of course. Multiple, in fact. Nineteen-year-old Tamir Triguboff — […]
Health record details exposed as ‘de-identification’ of data fails
One in 10 Australians’ private health records have been unwittingly exposed by the Department of Health in an embarrassing blunder that includes potentially exposing if […]
Meet the cyber sleuth hackers love to hate
Internet criminals will stop at nothing to frustrate journalist Brian Krebs’ efforts to uncover or expose them. Earlier this year, an aggravated prankster signed him […]
‘Parcel pirate’ fear as Amazon arrives in Australia
Australians are all too familiar with parcels either not showing up at their homes on the date they are meant to, or having to travel […]
NBN’s critical HFC mistake revealed: prioritising activations over repairs
NBN Co’s announcement last week that it would cease selling services on its hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network has revealed one of the biggest errors in […]
AAMI, Suncorp suspend online insurance quote feature over burglary fears
One of Australia’s largest home and contents insurers has suspended a new online feature that made private details about the security of peoples’ homes publicly […]
ACCC blasted over NBN speed monitoring delay, ‘inadequate’ tests
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been slammed by telecommunications industry insiders over its almost 7-month delay to implement NBN speed test monitoring, as well as […]
Months-long NBN HFC delay could cost up to $790 million, Labor claims
Delays for millions of future NBN customers expecting to connect through their existing pay television or internet cables could cost taxpayers up to $790 million, a statement from Labor […]