ID theft costs $1.3bn: survey

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 3:05 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
AUSTRALIANS are falling victim to online identity theft at an alarming rate, costing them an estimated $1.3 billion over the past year, a survey says.

The man who stands to make $200m a year out of ‘.xxx porn ghetto’

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 1:40 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
New xxx domain has Hustler magazine and the distributor of Paris Hilton's sex tape up in arms over creation of new 'online ghetto'.

Updated: ATO yet to budge on Mac, Linux e-tax

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has remained defiant in forcing Australian taxpayers to electronically submit their tax returns through Windows-only software.

Updated: ATO yet to budge on Mac, Linux e-tax

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has remained defiant in forcing Australian taxpayers to electronically submit their tax returns through Windows-only software.

Updated: ATO yet to budge on Mac, Linux e-tax

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has remained defiant in forcing Australian taxpayers to electronically submit their tax returns through Windows-only software.


Updated: ATO yet to budge on Mac, Linux e-tax

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has remained defiant in forcing Australian taxpayers to electronically submit their tax returns through Windows-only software.


Interpol turns to net to catch fugitives

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:05 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
International police agency Interpol has urged internet users to help track down hundreds of fugitives wanted for murder, rape, child sexual abuse and other serious crimes.

Online ID fraud losses explode

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 7:00 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
One in 10 Australian internet users have lost money to online identify fraud over the past year with losses totalling $1.286 billion.

LG announces plans to jump on Android tablet bandwagon

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 5:21 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Like virtually every other hardware vendor, LG has announced plans to join the tablet PC revolution. It seems that LG might be following in HP's footsteps, though, by abandoning the Windows 7 tablet prototype it has been promoting in favor of a tablet built on a mobile OS platform.


Mystery iPhone book apps disappear from store

Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 4:30 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following complaints from developers.


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