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If the initial reaction to Facebook's sudden decision to cut Australians off from the site on Thursday was idiotic, it became even more ludicrous on Friday, with reactions from politicians and the media competing to be dubbed the silliest of the lot.

The ‘Secure Identity Alliance’ (SIA) has published the ‘Civil Registry Consolidation through Digital Identity Management’ report ‘in support of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.’

Scientists are calling for more protective EMF guidelines regarding risks from the ubiquitous exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic field exposure, but is this another Climategate scam?

Global satellite provider Inmarsat is partnering with Airservices Australia and the aviation industry to trial improved flight tracking services on commercial airline flights to and from Australia.

Aussie digital rights lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has announced it's joining an international coalition in calling upon governments around the world to assess whether national surveillance laws and activities are in line with their international human rights obligations.

The UN's Broadband Commission for Digital Development has set new targets for broadband policy, affordability and uptake that it says countries around the world should strive for in order to ensure their populations fully participate in tomorrow's emerging knowledge societies.