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Researchers Hack Building Control System at Google’s Australian HQ

Two security researchers recently found that they could easily hack the building management system for the corporate giant’s Wharf 7 headquarters overlooking the water in the Pyrmont section of Sydney, Australia.

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Monday, May 6th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Researchers Hack Building Control System at Google Australia Office

Two security researchers recently found that they could easily hack the building management system for the corporate giant’s Wharf 7 headquarters overlooking the water in the Pyrmont section of Sydney, Australia.

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Monday, May 6th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Game of Thrones, Director Says

With 4.3 million downloads per episode, Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV-show on the Internet last year. To a certain degree one could claim that HBO is to blame for Game of...

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 Net News No Comments

NZBMatrix Shuts Down Citing Piracy Troubles

2012 has been a troublesome year for Usenet services. Copyright holders have rapidly increased the number of DMCA takedown notices they send to indexing and hosting services. In addition, payment providers such as Paypal...

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Sunday, December 9th, 2012 Net News 2 Comments

Internet-based and open source: How e-voting is working around the globe

The Australian Capital Territory uses an open-source e-voting solution. Elections ACT I live in one of the most wired parts of the United States—the San Francisco Bay Area—but for the presidential election, I’ve...

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Sunday, November 4th, 2012 Net News No Comments