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Category: Internet
Big Changes For Windows In 2021
There are big changes foreshadowed for Windows 10. Expect to see tighter…
No Greater Lie Than A Half Truth
How sophisticated disinformation campaigns muddy the waters and make it harder to…
The Details Of Hacking (Part 2)
Piers talks hacking with Dr. Ian Storey, lecturer in information systems at…
China’s Overseas Key Individuals Database Revealed
A leaked database known as the Overseas Key Individual Database suggests China…
Is It Pointless For The ACCC To Take On Facebook And Google?
Piers talks with digital marketer Michael Simonetti about the Australian Competition and…
Covid Normal – A Digital Roadmap To Recovery
Piers talks with Michael Simonetti, the founder and CEO of digital agency…
Competition Watchdog Takes On Google And Facebook
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is pressuring Google and Facebook to…
Vast Trove Of Human DNA Data Sold To Private Equity
Ancestry.com, a global network with 20 billion family history records and the…
Product Review – Google Nest Wifi
Beyond Infinity’s resident tech head John Young gives us the lowdown on…
How Useful Is Australia’s COVIDSafe App?
Piers chats with technology expert Michael Simonetti about Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing…
Trump Threatens To Shut Down Twitter
After presidential tweet “When the looting starts, the shooting starts” was deemed…
The Rise (And Rise) Of The Surveillance State
An in-depth look at China’s use of cutting-edge surveillance technology and artificial…
How To Podcast From Home
Piers and John explain how to podcast remotely on a budget. While…
Lingering Concerns Over The Privacy And Security Of Australia’s COVIDSafe App
Piers talks with Dr Ian Storey, a lecturer in Information Systems at…
Adapting To The New Paradigm
Piers talks with Michael Simonetti, CEO of digital marketing agency AndMine, about…
Building Influence On Social Media (Part 2)
Activist Simon Mulvany pursued his passions through very effective use of social…
Building Influence On Social Media (Part 1)
Activist Simon Mulvany built up big followings on Facebook and Instagram and…
Tackling Negative Online Reviews
In groundbreaking legal action, a Melbourne dentist has persuaded the Federal Court…
Chinese Tech Alliance To Challenge Google Play
Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are teaming up to create the Global…
Microsoft Cuts Support For Windows 7 Leaving Millions Vulnerable
Software experts, including our own John Young, are urging Windows users to…
US Lawmakers Concerned About Personal Data Hosted In China And Russia
There are mounting fears about foreign-made apps hoovering up sensitive personal data.…
Preserving Pirated Scientific Papers
Library Genesis and Sci-Huh have evolved into very popular and massive repositories…
Much Freer Speech On Twitter
The billionaire Tesla CEO successfully fended off a monster US$190 million defamation…
Should A Double Murderer Be Forgotten?
After serving a lengthy jail term, a German criminal wants Der Spiegel…
China’s All-Pervasive Facial Recognition
When you buy a smart phone in China, your face will be…
Do We Really Have To Use Google Search?
Though Google search, thanks to its sheer size, offers the best search…
Is The Clock TikTok’ing For Spotify?
A new music streaming service from TikTok’s parent company Bytedance could challenge…
After 50 years, US Strategic Air Command Retires Its Floppy Disks
The Air Force has completed an upgrade to its Strategic Automated Command…
Australian Government Moves To Block Offshore Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will block illegal offshore gambling websites.…
Privacy Tested At Australian Borders
An Australian ex-pat was forced to reveal passwords and give Customs officials…
The Way You Move Makes You Unique
A French-Australian study finds the way your muscle groups work together is…
Prepare To Start Paying For Gmail
Launched in 2004, Google’s web-based mail service has over a billion users.…
Ultra Hi-res Camera Can ID Every Face Among Thousands
A new Chinese-made camera has 4 times the resolution of the human…
China’s Social Credit System Extended To Businesses
Fully operational in 2020, the comprehensive, AI-driven corporate ranking system will cover…
How Safe And How Reliable Is The Cloud?
John explains how Google Drive can delete your data due to account…
Google Moves To Elevate Original Reporting In Search Results
At long last, the world’s search giant is taking steps to favour…
Firefox Comes Standard With Ad Blocking
Version 69.0 of the popular browser has enhanced tracking protection, which significantly…
The Automatic Listening Exploitation Act
Smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest are super…
Facebook Zealots Likened To Drug Addicts
A recent Michigan State University study published in the Journal of Behavioural…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
Josh Hawley’s War On Big Tech
The Republican Senator for Missouri says social media is “a parasite on…
Do You Really Want To Know What You’ll Like In 30 Years?
Popular Russian-based FaceApp uses machine learning and facial recognition technology to show…
iPhone Security Called Into Question
Companies claiming to be able to crack iPhone security measures for law…
Exploring Ancient Archaeological Sites As Never Before
Simon Young, founder and CEO of Melbourne-based Lithodomos VR, updates us on…
Deepfaking – Putting Words In Your Mouth
“Imagine this for a second….whoever controls the data controls the future” –…
Google Making Life Hard For Ad Blockers
The tech giant is taking a stand to force Chrome browsers to…
Hacking Attempt On Beyond Infinity
John explains what happened when thousands of attempts, possibly originating in the…