Tech news stories that caught our attention or imagination.
Nov 26
Makes me wonder if they are watching my site because of the anti-internet censorship campaign I am trying to start :-) The internet communications and websites of anti-war campaigners, environmentalists, animal rights activists and other protest groups are being secretly monitored by state and federal agencies. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source
Nov 21
News.com.au is reporting today that the new Google Voice Search app for the iPhone can’t handle the Australian Accent. The idea behind the app (short for application) is to allow hands free searching. The app is a free download from the iTunes store but Australian customers might want to take note, the Australian accent is …
Nov 20
Here we go again! Film production companies are suing Western Australian ISP (Internet Service Provider) iiNet over claims that iiNet is not stopping it’s customers from downloading illegal movies and TV shows. Apparently iiNet has been under investigation for many months now and the production companies claim that they have been issuing many warnings to the ISP. You …
Nov 20
Global spam levels drop by as much as 75 per cent following the shutdown of a US web host that provided the backbone for most of the world’s spam. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source
Nov 18
Greta has started a one virtual woman campaign to stop this insane, draconian internet censorship plan here in Australia. You can see her campaign by clicking the image below. This proposal is damaging to both our freedoms and the speed and accessibility of the Internet. You can find out more about this proposal by reading this …
