Teen cracks AU$84 million porn filter in 30 minutes
A 16-year-old Melbourne schoolboy has taken just 30 minutes to crack the federal government's AU$84 million dollar Internet porn filter software.
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Angry about Facebook's emotion experiment? The problem lies with you as much as Facebook
If you don't like Facebook's recent mood manipulation research, then there's one easy answer to get the company to changes its ways.
Safari for Windows gets more patches
The recently-launched Apple browser, Safari for Windows, has received its second lot of patches since its debut earlier this month
Don't fear Sydney Opera House trojan
The Web site of the Sydney landmark has been found to harbour malware but it has been described as an "irritant" rather than a "major security risk".The Web site of Sydney's iconic Opera House joins the long list of 'trusted' Web sites to fall victim to hackers.
Worms quiet in October
Only one new virus was listed among October's top-ten list reported by antivirus company Sophos. But a new worm has already made a splash in November.
Supermarket: Let your fingers do the paying
"How would you like to pay--credit card or fingerprint?" Seattle-area store sets up biometric scanner at checkouts.
Tesco stocks up on RFID tags
The European supermarket giant signs a deal to pick up 4,000 readers and 16,000 antennae.
Google finally deletes Street View data after threats from UK watchdog
The Information Commissioner's Office has confirmed that Google has now deleted the last of the wi-fi payload data after being served with an enforcement notice.
21 new torrent sites added to UK banned list
Following a court order, UK ISPs must now block customers' access to a total of 25 torrent sites and aggregators.
Dutch police and FBI crack Shadow botnet
The law-enforcement bodies have cracked a major botnet, asking antivirus company Kaspersky to help victims clean up the malware on their PCs