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Wednesday, 30 August 2023 12:24
Telstra 7226 (SCAM): three months later
Around 50,000 messages have been received by Telstra's scam SMS and MMS reporting number.
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Mobility
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Tuesday, 16 February 2021 19:19
Telstra blocking 1.5m scam calls a week, up from 1m a month previously
Telstra has announced the third element of its "Cleaner Pipes" initiative, ensuring that its smart pipes aren't dumb, and are as clean as possible from scam callers, safeguarding "millions of Australians in the process".
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Telecoms & NBN
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Tuesday, 19 November 2019 11:19
ACMA requests ISPs to block two illegal offshore gambling websites
The telecoms regulator ACMA has requested Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block illegal offshore gambling websites Emu Casino and Fair Go Casino.
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Technology Regulation
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017 01:31
NordVPN will fight Chinese Government Feb 2018 VPN crackdown
Recent moves by China to more firmly crack down on VPNs has seen a decree that they must be fully barred by Feb 2018, but NordVPN will fight the move.
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Telecoms & NBN
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Tuesday, 24 January 2017 09:42
China declares unauthorised VPNs illegal
The great Firewall of China just got higher, stronger, thicker and longer, with any VPN now requiring prior government approval.
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Web Hosting
Thursday, 26 March 2015 13:44
ISPs to block pirate websites - lots of them
The Australian Government has introduced a bill that allows copyright holders, via a court order, to force ISPs to block access to ‘pirate’ web sites.
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Technology Regulation
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 09:22
Atmail hoses spam with Spamhaus from $0.60/user/year
Atmail has powered with email security experts Spamhaus to offer spam protection services at an affordable price.
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Security
Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:57
New fears for web censorship in Australia
The blocking of 1200 legal websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sparked calls for the federal goverment to reveal who it's censoring, and why.
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Government Tech Policy
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009 04:34
Is ISP blocking the answer to child porn?
Some 95 percent of all UK ISPs filter known child abuse sites, yet that leaves a huge number still able to access some horrific images.
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Technology Regulation
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