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ICANN company duped
THIS doesn't sound good: The non-profit agency in charge of the internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
Australian IT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

YouTube ordered to hand over user data
US judge orders Google to give YouTube user details to entertainment giant Viacom.
Australian IT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Govt overhauls e-security
THE Federal Government is set to overhaul the digital security framework that protects government and business from electronic attacks.
Australian IT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:30:00 GMT

Thousands affected in Westpac IT glitch
THOUSANDS of people received double their normal paypacket overnight thanks to a processing error at Westpac.
Australian IT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

eBay scuttles PayPal plan
ONLINE auction giant eBay has lost its three-month battle against the competition watchdog to institute a controversial payment policy.
Australian IT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Apple Drops Price Of MacBook Air (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The price reduction appears to be the result of a drop in the price of the 1.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a reduction in the price of the 64-GB solid-state drive.
yahoo.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:25:00 GMT

Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - As a precautionary measure, the company is offering to enroll affected employees in Kroll's IDTheftSmart identity and credit protection program for a year.
yahoo.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:55:00 GMT

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:37 -0400

Microsoft and Yahoo still pursue deal
San Francisco - Yahoo is holding separate talks with the same business partners courted by Microsoft in its takeover bid of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The talks come amid a flurry of activity ahead of a proxy shareholder ...
EarthTimes.org Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:49:05 GMT

Number of newspaper analysts dwindles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want to buy newspaper stocks? You should see an analyst. Trouble is there aren't many around anymore.
Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:41 -0400

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