03.09.10

The cost to build a globally dominating cyber army: two years and $100 million

A former NSA computer espionage specialist has created a blueprint for destroying the United States's cyber defences and bringing about "Internet Armageddon," and it doesn't take the kind of unmanageable resources one might think. Charlie Miller says that a devastating cyber attack would only
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Video: Electronic Frontiers Australia demonstrates how easy the internet content filter will be to bypass

For those in the technological know (and many other Australians for that matter) there has been a particular bee in their collective bonnet for some time: the worrying belief that Australia’s proposed internet content filter (championed by Senator Stephen Conroy, pictured) is a massive waste
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Microsoft's Engkoo scans the web to teach itself how to teach you languages

It sounds a bit Google-ey, what with all the data mining across the web and all that, but it's Microsoft researchers in Beijing that are crafting an online Chinese-to-English dictionary
Read more...


Optus jumps the National Broadband Network gun

Despite the seemingly illogical and contrary nature of the on-again off-again proposed internet content filter in Australia, our nation is edging ever closer to the speedy reality of the National Broadband Network (NBN). While the NBN has not been without its initial hurdles (most notably,
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WSJ: Microsoft crippled Internet Explorer privacy settings to keep advertisers happy

In the war over Internet privacy, money has apparently won a major battle. Microsoft engineers initially wanted a feature in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to limit the powers of third-party tracking cookies by default, the
Read more...


Google search functionality blocked in China (UPDATED)

As you may well be aware, there has been a running battle between two super powers of late: one a real-world, tangible super power, China, and the other is an online force to be reckoned with, Google. Amid their respective and opposing stances on internet censorship, it was hoped that some
Read more...


An order of seven global cyber-guardians now hold keys to the internet

You may have heard the rumour that swirled briefly last month about an Internet 'kill switch' that could power down the internet in the case of a critical cyber attack. Those rumours turned out to be largely overblown, but it turns out there are now seven individuals
Read more...


Chatroulette plans penis-recognition algorithm to block pervy users

There's something exhilarating about meeting someone new, whether it's in a coffee shop or online. That is, until your new pal pulls a Lyndon Johnson and
Read more...


New this week: Win a Zeppelin, plus meet our new blogger

Meet Tesla Patent Pending. PopSci.com.au has unleashed a new opinion writer over at our blog. He's outspoken, he's informed, and he can usually be found hiding in dark rooms with a pile of new gadgets around him. Boys and girls, please
Read more...


Information architects map the most influential people on Twitter

You might recall the annual Web Trends info-map that imposes the most notable names on the Web onto the Tokyo Metro map. Information Architects, the data visualizers responsible have a new offering
Read more...


New this week: Win a Zeppelin, plus meet our new blogger

Meet Tesla Patent Pending. PopSci.com.au has unleashed a new opinion writer over at our blog. He's outspoken, he's informed, and he can usually be found hiding in dark rooms with a pile of new gadgets around him. Boys and girls, please
Read more...


Chatroulette plans penis-recognition algorithm to block pervy users

There's something exhilarating about meeting someone new, whether it's in a coffee shop or online. That is, until your new pal pulls a Lyndon Johnson and
Read more...


The cost to build a globally dominating cyber army: two years and $100 million

A former NSA computer espionage specialist has created a blueprint for destroying the United States's cyber defences and bringing about "Internet Armageddon," and it doesn't take the kind of unmanageable resources one might think. Charlie Miller says that a devastating cyber attack would only
Read more...


YouTube turns five! Check out the videos that made it huge

It's been five years since Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim made video sharing mainstream via the portal YouTube, and these days it's hard to imagine life without it. The YouTube team announced this week via a special
Read more...


Optus jumps the National Broadband Network gun

Despite the seemingly illogical and contrary nature of the on-again off-again proposed internet content filter in Australia, our nation is edging ever closer to the speedy reality of the National Broadband Network (NBN). While the NBN has not been without its initial hurdles (most notably,
Read more...


Video: Electronic Frontiers Australia demonstrates how easy the internet content filter will be to bypass

For those in the technological know (and many other Australians for that matter) there has been a particular bee in their collective bonnet for some time: the worrying belief that Australia’s proposed internet content filter (championed by Senator Stephen Conroy, pictured) is a massive waste
Read more...


WSJ: Microsoft crippled Internet Explorer privacy settings to keep advertisers happy

In the war over Internet privacy, money has apparently won a major battle. Microsoft engineers initially wanted a feature in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to limit the powers of third-party tracking cookies by default, the
Read more...


An order of seven global cyber-guardians now hold keys to the internet

You may have heard the rumour that swirled briefly last month about an Internet 'kill switch' that could power down the internet in the case of a critical cyber attack. Those rumours turned out to be largely overblown, but it turns out there are now seven individuals
Read more...


Information architects map the most influential people on Twitter

You might recall the annual Web Trends info-map that imposes the most notable names on the Web onto the Tokyo Metro map. Information Architects, the data visualizers responsible have a new offering
Read more...


Google search functionality blocked in China (UPDATED)

As you may well be aware, there has been a running battle between two super powers of late: one a real-world, tangible super power, China, and the other is an online force to be reckoned with, Google. Amid their respective and opposing stances on internet censorship, it was hoped that some
Read more...


Chatroulette plans penis-recognition algorithm to block pervy users

There's something exhilarating about meeting someone new, whether it's in a coffee shop or online. That is, until your new pal pulls a Lyndon Johnson and
Read more...


YouTube turns five! Check out the videos that made it huge

It's been five years since Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim made video sharing mainstream via the portal YouTube, and these days it's hard to imagine life without it. The YouTube team announced this week via a special
Read more...


Information architects map the most influential people on Twitter

You might recall the annual Web Trends info-map that imposes the most notable names on the Web onto the Tokyo Metro map. Information Architects, the data visualizers responsible have a new offering
Read more...


New this week: Win a Zeppelin, plus meet our new blogger

Meet Tesla Patent Pending. PopSci.com.au has unleashed a new opinion writer over at our blog. He's outspoken, he's informed, and he can usually be found hiding in dark rooms with a pile of new gadgets around him. Boys and girls, please
Read more...


An order of seven global cyber-guardians now hold keys to the internet

You may have heard the rumour that swirled briefly last month about an Internet 'kill switch' that could power down the internet in the case of a critical cyber attack. Those rumours turned out to be largely overblown, but it turns out there are now seven individuals
Read more...


Google search functionality blocked in China (UPDATED)

As you may well be aware, there has been a running battle between two super powers of late: one a real-world, tangible super power, China, and the other is an online force to be reckoned with, Google. Amid their respective and opposing stances on internet censorship, it was hoped that some
Read more...


WSJ: Microsoft crippled Internet Explorer privacy settings to keep advertisers happy

In the war over Internet privacy, money has apparently won a major battle. Microsoft engineers initially wanted a feature in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to limit the powers of third-party tracking cookies by default, the
Read more...


The cost to build a globally dominating cyber army: two years and $100 million

A former NSA computer espionage specialist has created a blueprint for destroying the United States's cyber defences and bringing about "Internet Armageddon," and it doesn't take the kind of unmanageable resources one might think. Charlie Miller says that a devastating cyber attack would only
Read more...


Optus jumps the National Broadband Network gun

Despite the seemingly illogical and contrary nature of the on-again off-again proposed internet content filter in Australia, our nation is edging ever closer to the speedy reality of the National Broadband Network (NBN). While the NBN has not been without its initial hurdles (most notably,
Read more...


Microsoft's Engkoo scans the web to teach itself how to teach you languages

It sounds a bit Google-ey, what with all the data mining across the web and all that, but it's Microsoft researchers in Beijing that are crafting an online Chinese-to-English dictionary
Read more...


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