Senator Conroy, meet Sir Berners-Lee… Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called for governments and companies to limit the amount they snoop on web users. Berners-Lee likened the web to a blank piece of paper, saying that governments and companies cannot not control what is written or drawn on the paper by people, so neither…
Conroy named Internet Villain of the Year
Stephen Conroy’s mandatory internet filtering plans have earned him the title of Internet Villain of the Year at the 11th annual Internet Industry Awards. The Internet Villain category recognises individuals or organisations that have upset the Internet industry and hampered its development – those whom the industry loves to hate. As Australia’s communications minister, and…
Opt-out requests crash mobile directory
Controversial new mobile phone directory service 118800.co.uk has crashed, after thousands of users flocked online to remove their numbers from the site, according to reports. The site, which launched last month, now displays holding page which reads “service suspended while we make improvements”. Read more on v3.co.uk. The service, which has generated a lot of…
Aussie ‘Big Brother’ hospital plan irks docs
The State Government has a secret plan to track the movement of staff around the new Royal Children’s Hospital using radio tags, which has outraged unions and raised fears of setting a precedent in employee surveillance. Doctors say the plan smacks of Big Brother, and they will refuse to wear the tags when the hospital…