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  • Queensland legislation holds e-voting at bay

    The Electoral Commission of Queensland will forgo electronic voting for the next state election, sidelining plans to develop a system as a result of legislative restrictions in the state.

  • Internet content filtering a waste of money: child groups

    Children’s rights group Save the Children has appealed to the Labor Government to drop its controversial plans for a mandatory Internet filter, saying the scheme does not effectively teach children how to protect themselves from online danger.

  • Open content pioneer talks govt information policy

    Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig has met with federal government officials to discuss ways public content licensing can be adopted by agencies to expand copyright freedom and improve democracy.

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  • The three business tech risks you don't know about

    Business travelers will soon need to carry the name of their corporate lawyer in addition to their passport when traveling to the United States, and they may need to bring with them a different business laptop as well. This is because US Customs can search and confiscate your laptop without any prior cause, according to policies that have been posted online since a Ninth US Circuit Court ruling in April.

  • 20 amazing, amusing and alarming IT facts

    A new report warns that the cost from lost productivity at work related to the new NFL season could add up to US$10.5 billion. And there we were, thinking the biggest waste of time at work came from fielding an endless stream of IT industry reports?

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