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New ID Laws In Your Face, Say Privacy Advocates

Computer Daily News October 2, 2019 No Comments

Privacy advocates have raised concerns about legislation before Federal Parliament that would allow government agencies and private businesses to access facial IDs held by State and Territory traffic authorities, such…

Dodgy Online iPhone Charging Cable Allows Hackers To Take Control

David Richards October 1, 2019 No Comments

Consumers buying iPhone charging cables from cheap online web sites are facing a real risk after a security researcher revealed a charging cable that looks just like a standard iPhone…

Apple Jailbreak Exploit Revealed

Computer Daily News October 1, 2019 No Comments

A new unpatchable iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of Apple’s iconic devices. Researcher axi0mX says the newly discovered iOS exploit, dubbed “checkm8” could lead to…

AWS Powers Qld New Croc-Spotting Drones

Computer Daily News October 1, 2019 No Comments

Drone-maker Little Ripper has partnered with Amazon.com to create a service to help protect tourists from crocodiles in holiday destinations. The Queensland Government initiated the project after the privately owned…

Emergency Patch For Explorer

Computer Daily News September 27, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft has released an emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser to fix a bug that cyber-thieves are known to be exploiting. The software and services giant warned the bug…

Arlo Next-Gen Pro 3 Hits Oz Shelves October

Jan Arreza September 26, 2019 No Comments

Arlo has announced the local availability of its next-gen security camera system, with the all-new Pro 3 hitting Australian retailers’ shelves in early October. Pro 3 camera systems, which include…

Amazon Take On Apple, Google With 15 New Alexa Products

Elliot Nash September 26, 2019 No Comments

Amazon has added even more ways to include Alexa in your daily life with 15 new products announced including the AirPod challenging Echo Buds, Google Glass competing Echo Frames plus…

Afterpay Shares Surge 14% Post AUSTRAC Update

Jan Arreza September 25, 2019 No Comments

Afterpay Touch Group’s share price has risen as much as 14.3% in morning trades following the release of an update related to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing matters. The confidential…

Arlo Launch Pro 3 Security Cam With Colour Night Vision

Elliot Nash September 24, 2019 No Comments

The Arlo Pro 3 security camera has made its launch today boasting 2K HDR resolution video and colour night vision. Available in both black and white variants for $199.99 (USD)…

Facebook Suspends Tens Of Thousands Of Apps

Computer Daily News September 23, 2019 No Comments

Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation that began in March 2018 in response to the Cambridge Analytica row. The…