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02 November, 2013
Snowden said he would like to testify before the US Congress about National Security Agency surveillance, and may be willing to help German officials investigate alleged US spying in Germany too, Hans-Christian Stroebele, a politician with Germany's opposition Greens, told a press conference.
Labels:
Cybersafety,
Ethical,
Privacy
01 November, 2013
By year-end, most airline passengers will be able to use their tablets, e-readers and other gadgets during all stages of flight, the culmination of a decadeslong process that brings the flying experience further into the digital age. The Federal Aviation Administration's decision, its first big shift on electronic devices since it restricted their use in flight in 1966, caps years of debate over whether electronic emissions from devices can interfere with cockpit instruments.
Labels:
Critical + Creative Thinking,
Cybersafety,
History,
research
31 October, 2013
With the change of Federal government, NBN Co has been forced to rethink its plans after the Coalition vowed to scale back the national fibre rollout. Details of the one and three-year construction areas have now been stripped from the official NBN rollout map, only leaving areas where the service is already available or building has commenced. Further coverage details are available via the unofficial myNBN.info website.
Labels:
Ethical,
Sustainability
30 October, 2013
The biggest barrier, though, is likely to be commercial adoption. It’s impossible to ignore the market’s direction towards thinner, lighter, cheaper, and thus more-integrated devices. Apple’s latest Retina MacBook Pros are probably the least-upgradeable PCs ever devised, and yet they seem to be doing just fine commercially.
Labels:
Sustainability
Under the proposal from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, consumer internet speeds would be tested to provide a snapshot on the present state of Australia's broadband services. The ACCC says the monitoring system would allow customers to better gauge the quality of broadband services before moving into an area or joining an internet service provider.
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