The difficulty with 'doubt' in the NBN
People who are claiming that "doubt" has been cast over the Coalition's alternative NBN proposal are ignoring the level of doubt in the existing project rollout.
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Suing software developers over vulnerabilities is a bad move
Should vendors be responsible for the harm that vulnerabilities in their software cause?
Apple-Samsung style cases stopped by court fees? They're dreaming
Will government attempts to send more companies to mediation rather than court room brawls lead to less Apple-Samsung style cases?
Anonymous' ISP dump won't kill data retention
Is stealing 40GB data from a major company like AAPT, and then threatening to release it, the right way to change government policy?
Tech takes the tax office?
IT managers claim more tax deductions than your average Australian? How dare they!
ACTA: it's time to rethink
Is it time for Australia to take another look at its stance on ACTA?
NBN Co's delicate construction balance
NBN Co appeared this morning to be reaping the rewards of the uncertainty around the National Broadband Network's (NBN) roll-out timetable.
Telstra's Nine hopes put content in spotlight
Telstra is thinking about purchasing the Nine Network, and is currently going over the numbers with an investment bank advisor, according to The Australian. Does this put the cat among the pigeons for the competition watchdog?
Much ado about Google's tax
Although scenes of political "gotchas" between Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and his shadow counterpart Malcolm Turnbull have been in the forefront, there's been a lot of action around the taxation of Google and other IT companies .
Ignoring in-flight mobile bans: a piracy issue
It seems that the entitled, technology-savvy passengers of today just aren't scared of their aeroplane dropping from the sky and crashing into a flaming heap.
All eyes on the budget knife
It's budget day, but there seems to be more dread than excitement in the IT industry.
Yahoo-Thompson mess shows uni failings
Perhaps it's time for us to protect our universities and our companies from resume mistakes, whether they be inadvertent or intended.
Conroy's pricing inquiry a waste of time?
I was pretty excited when I heard about the Australian government's inquiry into price discrepancies between what Australians are charged for tech versus what the rest of the world pays for the same products. Unfortunately, since then, I've been fed a dose of reality.
When IT projects really need doing
Sometimes I worry about how governments decide which IT projects to fund.
US cloud firms should get off the soap box
A recent US report on trade barriers has revealed a hissy fit by US companies about the Australian government's caution on cloud.