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The US government may finally be close to making a proper online privacy bill
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Expected bill brings many compromises, but privacy advocates seem satisfied.

12 essential hard skills you need to master
By Mike Jennings last updated
From industry qualifications and foreign languages to tech know-how and design, we explain how these ten hard skills are critical for career success.

Microsoft says it's confident Bing can be better than Google
By Barclay Ballard published
Microsoft believes Bing can overtake Google if the search engine falls foul of Australian regulatory change.

GitHub reinstates popular YouTube downloader project
By Barclay Ballard published
GitHub has reinstated youtube-dl, a popular command-line program used by YouTube downloader tools and similar apps.

China passes new cryptography law
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
China has adopted a new cryptography law designed to protect state secrets as well as businesses' sensitive data.

NSW’s smartphone-detecting traffic cams go live this weekend
By Jasmine Gearie published
Mobile phone detection cameras are going live this Sunday in an effort to catch drivers using their smartphone illegally.

New Australian law will punish Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for violent content
By Harry Domanski published
Social media and other online services will be legally culpable when failing to remove offending content.

UK law firms have leaked over a million email addresses (most with passwords) online
By Darren Allan published
These companies face a serious danger from credentials spilled on the dark web.
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