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Ben Grubb is the deputy technology editor of smh.com.au, theage.com.au, brisbanetimes.com.au and watoday.com.au
Could facial recognition technology destroy 'redundant and bankrupt' passwords?
Ben Grubb Remembering complex passwords could be a thing of the past if facial recognition technology takes off - but is it as secure as a password and does it work? We ask the experts.
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack
Ben Grubb A popular "meat-market" smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing intimate personal chats, explicit...
Samsung tablet gets nod, but Apple fights on
Ben Grubb AUSTRALIAN gadget lovers could get their hands on one of the hottest rivals to Apple's iPad, Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.
Telcos volunteer to help police piracy
Karl Quinn and Ben Grubb Australian internet users face an increased risk of prosecution if they pirate online, with five large ISPs proposing to act on suspected infringement notices provided to them from rights holders by...
Landline prices to rise under NBN, but government claims wires crossed
Ben Grubb Australians wanting a landline-only service on the national broadband network (NBN) will pay more than they do now, an NBN reseller and consumer advocacy group has claimed - a claim the federal...
Death of anonymity online has net users fuming
Ben Grubb Google and Facebook are trying to remove anonymity from the web by forcing people to sign up using their real names and banning people who use pseudonyms.
ASIO spy named in global breach of WikiLeaks cables
Dylan Welch, Ben Grubb THE entire unedited collection of diplomatic cables held by WikiLeaks has been revealed on the internet, in what is a worst-case scenario for the United States and a damaging blow to the...
University manager under investigation
Ben Grubb A UNIVERSITY of Sydney manager who allegedly influenced the awarding of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of IT contracts to a recruitment company he owned is being investigated by the...
Expulsion threat for under-age Facebook users
Ben Grubb A NORTHERN beaches school whose students participated in a Facebook site used for cyber-bullying has threatened to expel students under 13 who are using the social networking site.
Evil hits university security
Aaron Cook and Ben Grubb THE University of Sydney has called in two internet security firms to beef up protection of its computer networks after its home page was sabotaged and corporate webpages were altered during the...
Crusade to save a capital Romeo
Yuko Narushima and Ben Grubb A love-struck public servant has sent the coldest of Canberra hearts aflutter with his desire to find a woman he met fleetingly at a party.
Brisbane strikes out on broadband
Phillip Coorey and Ben Grubb THE Brisbane City Council has announced its own breakaway broadband project, promising residents and businesses they will have their own high-speed fibre network within four years.
Gadgets up for grabs in giant RailCorp lost property auction
Ben Grubb A fibre glass boat, rings, shoes and mobile phones - these are just some of the thousands of items left behind by commuters on trains and at railway stations in NSW.
Broadband 'major influence' to Windsor's Labor backing
Ben Grubb Labor's national broadband network was one of the "major influences" for Tony Windsor's backing of the Labor Party, the independent MP said today.
Family First candidate's gay Twitter slur
Ben Grubb Senate candidate for Family First Wendy Francis yesterday compared legitimising gay marriage to “legalising child abuse”, causing uproar on social networking website Twitter.
No Minister: 90% of web snoop document censored to stop 'premature unnecessary debate'
Ben Grubb The federal government has censored 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information laws, out of fear it...
Dirty tricks police: website tracks campaign cons
Ben Grubb Politicians may want to be more careful when it comes to getting the support of their local electorate in the upcoming federal election.
