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Why can't the government get its story straight?

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Why can't the government get its story straight?

Are they shifty or merely incompetent when it comes to data retention? Now even ASIO has weighed in.

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Privacy Commissioner not consulted

Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim.

BEN GRUBB | Data stored under proposal "unclear", says Privacy Commissioner, as office indicates it wasn't consulted.

George Brandis video shows he questioned storage of data

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis.

BEN GRUBB 9:09pm | Footage from 2012 has emerged of Brandis questioning a similar proposal later shelved by Labor.

Invitation to Attorney-General George Brandis: metadata 101

Senator George Brandis has had trouble explaining exactly what the government has in mind.

Lindy Stephens 5:50pm | Global technology company offers to clear Senator Brandis' confusion about data retention.

Sony sued for 'misleading' gamers about Killzone's graphics

A screenshot from the singleplayer campaign of <i>Killzone: Shadow Fall</i>.

James 'DexX' Dominguez 2:57pm | Complaint demands damages in excess of US$5 million, claims game's graphics didn't live up to the hype.

Who is searching for Australia?

Neighbours: Izzy announces to Karl that the baby was Gus's and Karl kicks Izzy out.

ERYK BAGSHAW | Australia was far more popular in 2004 than it is now, according to Google trends.

Workplace of the future full of e-things

Researchers at Cruiser experiment with new displays.

Brad Howarth | The white-collar workplace has stood the test of time, and remains largely unchanged since the arrival of desktop PCs some 20 years ago.

Opal card commuters overcharged and readers failticketing system

Display monitors for Sydney Trains staff showing which gates are working well and which are not. If the gates are coloured yellow they are malfunctioning.

Jacob Saulwick, Ben Grubb | A lingering software problem appears to be plaguing the $1.2 billion Opal ticketing system.

Playdate app means business

Playdate has proved a hit with lonely mothers within days of it's release.

NATALIE BOCHENSKI 12:03pm | Brisbane's “Tinder for mums” notches 1000 members on first day.

Self-folding flat-pack robots walk into our future

Inspired by the traditional Japanese art form of Origami or

8:35am | Researchers have designed flat paper robots that can fold themselves into 3-D shapes.

Edward Snowden copycat suspected as more leaks spring up

Glenn Greenwald, working at his home in Brazil.

3:15pm | Whistle-blowers come in packs, so it's a wonder no one followed the example before.

How to hack an aeroplane's satellite communications system

A hacker could theoretically with tamper with a plane's navigation and safety systems.

1:35pm | Security researcher shows how several types of satellite communications equipment used all over the world can be hacked.

Small WA town of New Norcia plays big role in space mission

Rosetta's camera snaps Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

ALEISHA ORR | For the workers at a West Australian ground station critical in the Rosetta spacecraft mission, it's just about keeping things running smoothly.

Facebook 'colour change' malware resurfaces, infects 10,000 users

Though the scam has been debunked repeatedly over the last two years, it seems like it just won't go away.

8:43am | One of the oldest Facebook scams is back — again.

IBM's cognitive computer chip apes brain architecture

An IBM-led research team unveiled a record-setting computer chip that mimics the brain's architecture

12:04pm | We could be close to an electronic cognition machine that operates closely to the speed and efficiency of the real deal.

A fish is playing Pokemon on Twitch, and 20,000 people are watching

A screenshot of the FishPlaysPokemon stream details the setup that allows Grayson the Betta fish to control the in-game character.

10:48am | Two students have rigged up a solution to let their fish Grayson Hooper attempt to "catch 'em all" while the internet looks on.

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