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World News Australia – Canada bans unlimited downloads Backed by a public outcry, Canadian opposition parties lined up on Tuesday to voice concerns about a regulatory decision that chokes off the ability of small independent Internet providers to offer unlimited … Continue reading →

Star Trek boss regrets omitting gay plots Star Trek writer/producer Brannon Braga regrets leaving gay characters out of the sci-fi franchise, insisting it was "a shame" the futuristic show failed to incorporate a wider range of sexualities. (tags: StarTrek gay … Continue reading →

As Egypt goes offline US gets internet 'kill switch' bill ready As Egypt's government attempts to crackdown on street protests by shutting down internet and mobile phone services, the US is preparing to reintroduce a bill that could be used … Continue reading →

Insurance fine print for review THE federal government will consider changing legislation to prevent insurers bamboozling policyholders with complicated flood clauses when it holds crisis talks with heads of industry this week. (tags: Queensland flood insurance legislation InsuranceCouncilofAustralia InsuranceContractsAct SMH … Continue reading →

'Arrogant' Air France pilots ignore safety directives: report Air France staff appear to neglect safety in favour of commercial concerns and some pilots "systematically" ignore safety directives, experts wrote in an internal report seen by AFP on Tuesday. (tags: AirFrance … Continue reading →

Vodafone | Mobile customers sue, seek escape from contracts A summary of all the problems Vodafone are having at the moment. Network issues, customer privacy, etc. (tags: Vodafone mobile NigelDews SMH LucyBattersby) Book Review – Cinderella Ate My Daughter – … Continue reading →

Vint Cerf's message to Australia: internet censorship isn't effective | The Australian JULIA Gillard's bid to censor the internet is not an "effective move", says Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet and Google's chief web evangelist. … Continue reading →

Revealed: how Vodafone dealers bend the rules posing as customers A Vodafone dealer’s staff have been caught posing as customers to cancel the customers’ original accounts in order to sign them up for new contracts with higher commissions. The staff … Continue reading →

Obama officials caught deceiving about WikiLeaks – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com Whenever the U.S. Government wants to demonize a person or group in order to justify attacks on them, it follows the same playbook: it manufactures falsehoods about them, baselessly … Continue reading →

Say no to cry baby retailers trying to axe the $1000 GST free rules A Facebook group against the push by big retailers to have GST applied to OS online sales under $1000. (tags: online retail GST Facebook consumer) Facebook … Continue reading →