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The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling

  Image: Shutterstock Last Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions. Over...

Facebook relaunches itself as ‘Meta’ in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse

  Eric Risberg/AP Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company...

FACEBOOK WAS Down: INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP all had stopped working in a worldwide major outage – now functional

The three apps – which are owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure – all had completely stopped working. As of 9:00am DST, Facebook...

Why does my internet connection feel slow and jumpy, even when my internet speed is high?

  Picture: Jeshoots.com/Unsplash Of the 8.2 million homes and businesses active on Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) in July 2021, 77% are now reported to be on...

‘What is my IP address?’ Explaining one of the world’s most Googled questions

  Image: Shutterstock What is my IP? It’s an odd question in most people’s minds, yet it’s one of the top ten most-searched questions on Google. Those who know...

Cybersecurity Threats for Students & How to Fight Them

    Although this article was written with students from the USA in mind, it is still completely appropriate for students in Australia, and with...

How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?

  Image: Shutterstock  A major journalistic investigation has found evidence of malicious software being used by governments around the world, including allegations of spying on prominent...

Holding the world to ransom: the top 5 most dangerous criminal organisations online right now

      Image: Shuttlestock On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog! These words from Peter Steiner’s famous cartoon could easily be applied to the recent ransomware attack on Florida-based software...

Yes, the global microchip shortage is COVID’s fault. No, it won’t end any time soon

  Image: Raimond Spekking/Wikimedia Commons The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years — a global shortage of semiconductors — and...

Developing a website in WordPress, what do we need to know

WordPress is the most used platform for website development. A website is actually a CMS (Content Management system) and a WebHost for the development...
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