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New South Wales Police wrap up bomb-hoax case with "cyberinvestigative willingness"

by Paul Ducklin on November 21, 2012 | Leave a comment
New South Wales Police wrap up bomb-hoax case with "cyberinvestigative willingness"

Last year we wrote about a bomb-hoax crime, and a criminal, that perplexed Sydneysiders, and attracted world coverage.

The suspect is off to prison for at least 10 years, thanks to the cyberinvestigative willingness of the NSW Police.

Calling all BSD lovers - just how much of a fan are you?

by Paul Ducklin on October 3, 2012 | Leave a comment
Calling all BSD lovers - just how much of a fan are you?

Here's a story - and a challenge, at least if you're from my part of the world - for the BSD fans amongst us.

Just how much of a fan are you?

Politicians' iPad prank sets poor standards for electorate

by Paul Ducklin on August 17, 2012 | 6 Comments
Parliamentarians in schoolboy prank set poor standards for electorate

MPs in the New South Wales Parliament couldn't resist perpetrating an online prank on one of their number earlier this week.

But Tweeting from a colleague's iPad whilst he's addressing the House doesn't set very good standards for the electorate...

Lost USB keys back in the spotlight in Privacy Commission report

by Paul Ducklin on June 17, 2012 | 31 Comments
Lost USB keys back in the spotlight in Privacy Commission report

In late 2011, we published our analysis of a bunch of USB keys we'd bought at a lost property auction.

We got a number of surprises - not least that the Privacy Commissioner decided he wanted a word with us. Find out what happened next...

Australian bomb hoax suspect tracked across internet and arrested in Kentucky, USA

by Paul Ducklin on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
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For the last two weeks, Australia has been fascinated with a peculiar crime committed in one of Sydney's most prestigious suburbs.

If you've heard the name of the victim, Madeleine Pulver, you've probably heard the story behind the crime.

Public privacy

by Paul Ducklin on April 13, 2010 | Leave a comment
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The Minister of Transport for New South Wales, David Campbell, announced at the start of this week the name of the successful bidder for Sydney's new electronic ticketing system. The new system is supposed to deliver integrated contactless electronic ticketing Read more…