11 obscure questions, Facebook, Max Schrems and the European Court of Justice
At 9.30am on Thursday in Luxembourg, a country of which we know little, in the European Court of Justice (ECJ), a strange court of which we know even less, 11 obscure...
Why is Walmart putting $1.2 billion more in Flipkart?
When Jio Mart --- a potentially powerful e-commerce venture from Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms --- started rolling out in 200 cities across India, it was expected to stir up...
Compare NBN plans: best-value options from Telstra, TPG, Optus and more
A decade after it was first announced and the NBN rollout is almost complete, so there’s a very good chance that wherever you are in Australia, you’ll have access to...
Telstra is now guaranteeing good Wi-Fi coverage for NBN users – but it costs extra
As so many of us continue to work, study or teach from home, it’s arguably never been more important to have a fast and reliable internet connection.In an Australian first,...
Microsoft urges patching severe-impact, wormable server vulnerability
Enlarge / A data center stock photo. I spy with my little eye some de-badged EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 or DMX-4 disk bays at right and some de-badged EMC CX disk...
Amazon supermarket will roll out fancy new smart cart when it opens
Enlarge / Amazon has provided an educational video explaining how to use a grocery cart when it is also the register. Amazon is working to expand its grocery business—not Whole...
Check Point unearths critical SigRed bug in Windows DNS
All versions of Windows Server from 2003 to 2019 are vulnerable to a newly identified vulnerability, dubbed SigRed, in Windows DNS, the domain name system service provided by Microsoft in...
IPVanish removes VPN limit on connections
One of the most popular VPN services around today has announced it is removing its device limit, allowing customers to connect as many items as they like.The move from IPVanish...
UK bans Huawei from 5G networks in “victory for the Trump administration”
The UK government today announced a ban on Huawei equipment in 5G wireless networks, along with a plan to urge home-Internet providers to stop buying Huawei gear. The UK government's...
European Court to decide legality of EU-US data sharing in dispute between Schrems and Facebook
Europe’s top court will decide on Thursday whether the legal agreements used by companies to share data between Europe, the US and other countries are in breach of European law....