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Two new forms of online harassment, 'doxing' and 'swatting' are increasing in frequency. Given the failures of law enforcement to adapt to these forms of harassment, here are some basic information security pointers that can help secure your information online. More
Twitter’s new system for reporting harassment and threats to law enforcement comes after the platform has received serious criticism for its poor handling of harassment. More
The Women, Action and the Media (WAM) activist group announced on Friday a collaboration with Twitter to address online harassment of women, which it claims has “reached crisis levels”. More
Given the popularity of Facebook and Twitter, it’s not surprising so many people use social media in crises such as floods, fires and earthquakes. More
Facebook’s news feed is probably the most-used feature of the social network. It organises posts, photos, links and advertisements from your friends and the pages you follow into a single stream of news. But lately we’ve seen the news feed making headlines of its own. More
Google has announced a surprising end to its controversial “Real Name” policy with a contrite post on Google+, telling users that there are “no more restrictions” on the names people can use.
This is a dramatic change in policy for the company which suspended users en masse in 2011 for using pseudonyms – an event that users have since described as The Nymwars. More
At the end of your first year of PhD study at QUT, you're required to submit a 60-page document and present a 45-ish minute seminar detailing a synopsis of the work-in-progress, the proposed methodology and a trajectory to submission. This is called the Confirmation of Candidature — it's an early and important milestone on the road to graduation. More