Australia backs Internet status quo
News Despite concerns from some quarters, the Australian government has backed the current system of Internet governance
The software patent war isn't over
Leader The battle over software patents in Europe may have been won, but the war is far from over
Tapes containing banking details go missing
News Iron Mountain has admitted that a container of back-up tapes from several banks has gone astray
Microsoft: Identity challenge will have many solutions
News Issues surrounding Chip and PIN mean that future of authentication lies with multiple methods, says a Microsoft privacy expert who is confident that no single strategy will prevail
The public face of Microsoft privacy
Q&A Peter Cullen has the unenviable task of safeguarding the privacy of Microsoft and its customers
Debian acts swiftly over security claims
News Public concerns about the Linux distribution's security procedures have been answered with swift action from its developers
Power line broadband boosted by Google
News Google is one of three companies to have jointly invested over £50m into Current Communications
Opera adds BitTorrent functionality
News And the Mozilla Foundation isn't too far behind the Norwegian firm, with a plug-in for Firefox on the way
Microsoft announces July patch details
News At least one 'critical' flaw in Windows will be patched next week as part of the firm's monthly batch of patches
Library flaw puts applications at risk
News A member of Gentoo Linux' security audit team has found a serious flaw that impacts a wide range of open source and proprietary applications



