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A proposal to beat below-the-belt selfies: Crowdsourced machine learning using victims' image stashes
Empty your inboxes, people, we can duck this problem together
22 Dec 2021 08:05 | 77
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Security
Ransomwared payroll provider leaks data on 38,000 Australian government workers
Frontier Software admitted attack three weeks ago, said data was safe … now it's on the dark web
10 Dec 2021 05:58 | 9
Security
Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims
Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support
09 Dec 2021 03:43 | 7
Security
Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation
At the same time, will overrule court decision that traditional publishers are liable for comments on social media
29 Nov 2021 01:15 | 55
Bootnotes
From the studio that brought you 'Mortal Wombat' comes 'Pernicious Possum'
Woman tells New Zealand police she was held hostage by small marsupial
16 Nov 2021 13:15 | 29
Networks
New cable incoming! Hawaiki Nui set to connect Sydney, Singapore, and LA by 2025
Plans to hook up New Zealand's South Island and Indonesia too
03 Nov 2021 18:01 | 5
Personal Tech
Australian cops find cocaine stash in PS5 from Portugal
Consoles are in short supply everywhere, which may be why this one aroused suspicion
03 Nov 2021 05:02 | 18
Legal
Australian PM and Deputy threaten Facebook and Twitter with defamation liability for users' posts
Big Tech's Australian lobby responds with more governance for its disinformation suppression code
12 Oct 2021 04:01 | 53
Personal Tech
Australian regulator finds Google dominates adtech, seeks powerup to fight back
Calls for global approach to curtail self-preferencing behaviour, unhelpful opacity that crimps competition
28 Sep 2021 02:17 | 12
Bootnotes
Angry birds ground some Google Wing drones in Australia
Between COVID and corvids, Canberrans can't catch a break
23 Sep 2021 06:01 | 23
PaaS + IaaS
Amazon Web Services set to support more Asia-Pacific currencies for customer bills
Australian users told first of plans to create 'Seller of Record' subject to regulatory approval
21 Sep 2021 01:38 | 1
Security
This is AUKUS for China – US, UK, Australia reveal defence tech-sharing pact
Will build nuke-powered subs together and share cyber, AI, quantum and mysterious 'undersea capabilities' tech
16 Sep 2021 03:27 | 136
Legal
Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it
Soon, authorities intend to flush out CSAM and the creeps who share it. After that … privacy types are worried
14 Sep 2021 04:57 | 44
Legal
Australia rules Facebook page operators are legally liable for user comments under posts
Good news for chap abused by online mob. Not so much for page admins
08 Sep 2021 20:28 | 64
Off-Prem
Google's newest cloud region taken out by 'transient voltage' that rebooted network kit
australia-southeast2 has a big wobble less than a month after launch
25 Aug 2021 03:41 | 32
Applications
Singapore, Australia successfully trial blockchain-greased customs system
Who knew that verifiable and digital documentation might move a little faster than paper?
23 Aug 2021 01:15 | 4
Offbeat
Giant Tesla battery providing explosion in renewable energy – not as intended
Toxic smoke from fire forces Australian residents indoors just two days after COVID lockdown lifted
30 Jul 2021 04:47 | 101
Networks
Australian government in talks to buy Pacific Islands' top telco
The other bidder is China mobile, so top Oz telco has been approached to step in
20 Jul 2021 02:28 | 5
Legal
Epic vs. Apple Australian side quest allowed to resume
Federal Court finds Apple is neither “ornamental” nor “parasitic” and thinks local action is appropriate despite US case
09 Jul 2021 05:31 | 13
Software
Western Australia rushes out legislation after cops access contact-tracing data to investigate serious crimes
Officials fear if info is misappropriated, community will lose confidence in app
15 Jun 2021 13:05 | 42
Bootnotes
'Welcome to Perth' mirth being milked for all it's worth
Chap painted greeting on rooftop... in Sydney
14 Jun 2021 22:58 | 36
Security
Australian Federal Police hiring digital evidence retrieval specialists: Being a very good boy and paws required
Hounds can sniff out SIM cards that a human might miss
19 May 2021 07:58 | 29
Security
Australia proposes teaching cyber-security to five-year-old kids
By eight they should be telling you not to upload geo-tagged photos of them in school uniform
30 Apr 2021 02:33 | 16
Applications
Australia probes app stores, politely suggests Apple and Google could try being nicer and more careful
Down Under watchdog doesn't call for commission cuts nor suggest major interventions
28 Apr 2021 03:29 | 6
Offbeat
‘Can COVID-19 vaccines connect me to the internet?’
It’s not The Register asking. The question comes from the official Australian government vaccine advice service (and the answer is ‘No’)
09 Apr 2021 03:58 | 40
Offbeat
Greenland's elections just bolstered China's tech world domination plan
Wait... what? Strap in for the story of an Australian rare earth miner, partly owned by China, and worries about uranium dust
08 Apr 2021 06:16 | 35
Legal
Australian ponders requiring multiple IDs to sign up for social media, plus more crypto-busting backdoors
Yes, this could mean Zuck gets your passport and credit card. We’re sure he’ll take care of them properly …
06 Apr 2021 05:55 | 100
Bootnotes
Mullet over: Aussie boys' school tells kids 'business in the front, party in the back' hairstyle is 'not acceptable'
A fine Australian tradition stomped on
31 Mar 2021 11:34 | 110
Legal
Indian MP calls for Australian-style pay for news laws
Calls for YouTube to cough up, plus Facebook and Google
19 Mar 2021 03:51 | 4
Software
Australian police suggests app to record consent to sexual activity
‘You swipe left and right and there’s another option if you want to have intimacy’ says commissioner
18 Mar 2021 03:59 | 80
Legal
Rupert and Zuck, sitting in a tree, P-A-Y-I-N-G
Facebook signs deal to send cash to News Corporation’s Australian mastheads and Fox News wannabe
16 Mar 2021 05:01 | 7
Security
Australia, India, Japan, and USA create joint critical tech working group
'Quad' group wants alternatives to China. Also freedom and governance that reflects shared values
14 Mar 2021 23:46 | 8
Legal
Australia picks third fight with Big Tech, this time over browser and search on mobile devices
Regulator keen to know how Android Choice works in the EU, what makes the Google/Apple relationship tick, and if Salesforce buying Slack is a problem
12 Mar 2021 03:58 | 4
ANALYSIS
Facebook and Australia do a deal: The Social Network™ will restore news down under and even start paying for it
Relationship status changes from ‘Separated’ to somewhere between 'In a Domestic Partnership’ and 'It's Complicated'
23 Feb 2021 06:45 | 29
Legal
Australian government fights Facebook news ban by threatening 0.01% of Zuck's ad revenue
Talks continue but pay-for-news law won’t be amended
22 Feb 2021 03:53 | 49
Personal Tech
Australia facepalms as Facebook blocks bookstores, sport, health services instead of just news
Reg writer on the spot reports that life without news links on The Social Network™ is just fine
19 Feb 2021 04:28 | 87
Analysis + Update
Facebook bans sharing of news in Australia – starting now – rather than submit to pay-for-news-plan
As News Corp and Google strike global news payments deal and bill passes lower house
17 Feb 2021 23:22 | 126
Legal
Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai get back on the phone with Australia for more pay-for-news talks
Compulsory arbitration code clears committee without amendments, but cracks show as one major local signs big Google deal
15 Feb 2021 04:28 | 9
Science
Voyager 2 receives and executes first command in 11 months as sole antenna that reaches it returns to work
Resets clock to avoid going into safe mode
15 Feb 2021 00:58 | 117
Personal Tech
Microsoft tells Biden administration to adopt Australia’s pay-for-news plan
Making Google and Facebook cough up could help USA’s currently fragile democracy, argues Pres Brad Smith
12 Feb 2021 03:29 | 31
Legal
Facebook and Google’s Australian pay-for-news nightmare finds a European admirer
MEP driving EU’s Digital Services Act backs down under cash dangle plan
10 Feb 2021 06:08 | 32
Security
‘Quad’ nations sign up for meta think-tank to advance ‘Techno-Democratic Statecraft’
As China bristles, USA, Japan, India, and Australia create forum to explore the intersection of tech and regional security
09 Feb 2021 05:01 | 5
Column
How do we combat mass global misinformation? How about making the internet a little harder to use
We’re blinded by our trust of the Search box and its inscrutability
08 Feb 2021 07:48 | 162
Analysis
Microsoft backs Australia’s pay-for-news plan, risks massive blowback over a lousy $3bn and change
Promises to grease the skids for small business advertisers who get off Google and bound towards Bing
03 Feb 2021 04:54 | 60
Legal
Satya Nadella spoke with Australian PM about opportunities created by pay-for-news-plan. Zuck called the Treasurer for a chat, too
And the day after news of those talks emerged, Google said it never threatened to pull search from Australia
31 Jan 2021 23:42 | 34
Security
Digital burglars break into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Miscreant fingered server that held docs related to credit applications down under
25 Jan 2021 18:01 | 8
Personal Tech
We'd rather go down in Down Under, says Google: Search biz threatens to quit Australia if forced to pay for news
Meanwhile, web giant agrees to cough up euros to French publishers
22 Jan 2021 23:49 | 80
Storage
Vatican absolved of one financial sin after revelation of data discrepancies
Anti-money-laundering agency says it mis-interpreted info, leading to allegations of unexplained $1.8bn transfer to Australia
15 Jan 2021 07:06 | 14
Networks
After 11 years, Australia declares its national broadband network is ‘built and fully operational’
Those 35,000 connections that aren’t built? Celebrate the 11.86 million that were, says Minister
23 Dec 2020 01:14 | 41
Legal
Australia wants Google to jump higher and sweat before it can buy Fitbit
Ad giant’s promise to play nice with other exercise gadgets accepted in Brussels, deferred down under
22 Dec 2020 03:01 | 4
Personal Tech
Google rejects Australia’s revised pay-for-news plan, proposes its own plan instead
Shows why it irks politicians by putting a link to its argument on home page
18 Dec 2020 00:56 | 24
Software
Australia sues Facebook for slurping user data from Onavo Protect VPN app
Promised it was free and safe, but Facebook’s promises about privacy aren’t worth the mouse you click ‘em with
16 Dec 2020 06:58 | 17
Personal Tech
Australia mostly sticks to its guns in final plan to make Google and Facebook pay news publishers
YouTube and Instagram exempted, Bill kicked into committee for a while
09 Dec 2020 07:58 | 21
Personal Tech
China unleashes fearsome new cyber-weapon: A very provocative meme
This one has Australia, America, even the wine-drinking world angry
03 Dec 2020 02:23 | 63
Security
In 2016 Australia's online census failed. Preparations for the 2021 edition have been rated 'partly effective'
Devs can make unauthorised changes, data integrity is a work in progress, security is not there yet ... and there's just nine months to go
20 Nov 2020 02:58 | 9
Security
Australia to track coronavirus encounters with payment card records
Plan calls to link government data across jurisdictions, even sharing airline records to track outbreaks and people who may be at risk of infection
16 Nov 2020 02:00 | 34
Legal
Google won’t let Australia have shiny new toys unless it picks apart pay-for-news plan
Pauses News Showcase rollout while it awaits government capitulation
13 Oct 2020 03:33 | 18
Security
Diplomats are supposed to be subtle and clever. Australia’s just leaked 1,000 citizens’ email addresses
And not just any citizens, but folks stranded overseas and in dire need of assistance
01 Oct 2020 04:23 | 11
On-Prem
Google sees signs of success in its campaign to water down Australian pay-for-news plan
Regulators apparently sympathetic to calls for revision of arbitration process to set payments
30 Sep 2020 06:32 | 11
Updated
SAP S/4HANA rollout at Queensland Health went so well that hospitals bent over backwards to avoid using it
Leading to AU$540m in late invoice payments
28 Sep 2020 14:09 | 18
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