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CIS in the media: The Sunday Mail

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Worried parents have spent thousands of dollars on counselling for young children exposed to hardcore pornography on the internet. Read more

CIS in the media: The Punch

Thursday, 17 May 2012

She has a mobile phone, one with a flip screen that her kids and grandkids have programmed contacts into. Lately she has become a big texter, messaging grandkids to see how they went at footy or whether they want her to pick them up from school. But the family probably won’t get her a computer. Logic is she doesn’t need or, really, want one. Besides, she’s got plenty of people who are happy to look things up for her. It’d be a challenge to teach her computers - the learning process would be long, the jargon difficult. And there’d be big questions about her security online. Read more

CIS in the media: CIO Magazine

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

More Australian internet users want the government to order businesses to notify users of online data breaches, as a new survey conducted by the University of Canberra and eBay Australia found that 85 per cent of 700 Australian participants want data breach notifications to become mandatory. Read more

CIS in the media: Technology Spectator

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Australian internet users are sick of being left out in the cold with regards to online data breaches, with the majority looking for the government to turn the screws on businesses. Read more

CIS in the media: Main Street

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

As part of Privacy Awareness Week, eBay.com.au commissioned a survey of its users about their attitudes towards privacy and how it affects their actions online. The survey was conducted in March 2012 and is comprised of a representative sample of 700 Australians who have visited eBay in the past 12 months. Read more