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The Militarisation Of Space
On November 15, 2021 when Russia fired a hypersonic missile at its…
Preserving Pirated Scientific Papers
Library Genesis and Sci-Huh have evolved into very popular and massive repositories…
Should A Double Murderer Be Forgotten?
After serving a lengthy jail term, a German criminal wants Der Spiegel…
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…
Australian Government Moves To Block Offshore Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will block illegal offshore gambling websites.…
Prepare To Start Paying For Gmail
Launched in 2004, Google’s web-based mail service has over a billion users.…
Google Moves To Elevate Original Reporting In Search Results
At long last, the world’s search giant is taking steps to favour…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Exploring Ancient Archaeological Sites As Never Before
Simon Young, founder and CEO of Melbourne-based Lithodomos VR, updates us on…
Hacking Attempt On Beyond Infinity
John explains what happened when thousands of attempts, possibly originating in the…
Biohacking Yourself
Josiah Zayner live streamed injecting himself with gene editing compound CRISR at…
Back To The Brick
If you were after a log phone with ultra long battery life,…
The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
Search engine DuckDuckGo proposes a new law which would compel big internet…
Dream Market Illicit Drug Site Closed
After a 2 year international investigation, the dark net’s biggest drug marketplace…
Can Viral Extremism Be Stopped?
In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, law makers around the world…
Spotify Takes On Apple As Music Streaming War Heats Up
Spotify has complained to the European Commission that Apple’s AppStore rules “purposely…
AI’s Double-Edged Sword
To highlight potential advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence, a website called…
State Sponsored Cyber Warfare
Russia wants a ‘kill switch’ on its internet connection to the outside…
Safer Internet Day 2019
Coinciding with Safer Internet Day which aims to create a better internet…
Government Encryption Bill Threatens The Future Of Tech In Australia
How the rushed Assistance and Access Bill 2018 risks job losses and…
Project Dragonfly – Is Google Helping Chinese Censorship?
In an effort to tap China’s 750 million internet users, Google has…
Changing Usage Of Facebook
A survey of British school kids showed that 63% would be happy…
Getting The Most Out Of Spotify, Netflix Or Google
John takes us through some smart moves with home sharing that can…
Amazon Geoblocks Its US Site For Aussies
Ahead of the July 1st introduction of GST on all online purchases,…
Europe’s New GDPR Privacy Rules
If you’ve received updated terms of service emails lately from the likes…
Shipping Advice For Online Shoppers Part 2
With John’s purchases safely landed from America, he concludes his look at…
Large Apple Investors Urge The Company To Think Differently About Kids
In an open letter of January 6, 2018, JANA Partners and The…
Strava’s Incredible Global Heat Map
The popular sports app’s visualisation of its global network of athletes shows…
The Demise Of Net Neutrality (and why it’s a worry)
The Federal Communications Commission plans to roll back regulations intended to treat…
Revenge For The Victims Of Hacking
New email program uses AI to waste cyber crims’ time by tricking…
Spotify Set To Control Music Streaming
Explosive growth of paid subscriptions augurs well for an eventual public float…
Taming Google’s All Seeing Eye
How to view and manage the tech monster’s info on you. See…
Raising Tech Safe Kids
Suggestions for responsibly managing your kids’ use of technology. Further Resources eSafety…
How To Monitor Encrypted Communications
Governments want access to WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging technologies that have…
Uluru On Street View
The Australian sandstone monolith near Alice Springs is revealed in stunning interactive…
Update Your IT Skills For Free With SoloLearn
Amazing courses in computer coding to turbo charge your career. C++, Java,…
Amazon Launches In Australia
In a major shake-up for local retailers, the US e-commerce behemoth is…
Australia’s Most Popular Websites
Alexa recently published its list of the top 50 sites. Its data…
Your Vital Need To Understand Terms Of Service
If you started using PayPal when you were under 18, you could…
The Web Turns 28
The creator of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, issues a…
The Risks Of Free VPNs
Virtual Private Networks are very useful but it’s worth using a reputable…
Cloudbleed Bug Risk To Private Info
A major security breach has hit Cloudflare, provider of security and vital…
Identity And Access Management Part 2
Senior analyst Graham Williamson from Kuppinger Cole sits down with Piers and…
Identity And Access Management Part 1
Graham Williamson, senior analyst at Kuppinger Cole Asia Pacific, explains why careful…
The Deep (and the) Dark Web
The original Silk Road market place was hidden in the dark web,…
WordPress Vulnerabilities Exposed
Hackers are exploiting an old version of the very popular open source…
Federal Court Order Blocks Bittorrent Sites
As with earlier attempts, are the latest Australian efforts to curtail online…
Cheap VPNs For Life
How to circumvent geoblocking with a very affordable virtual private network. Purchase…