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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Why no one cares about privacy

If the sheer frequency of headlines is anything go by, you could be forgiven for believing that Australians everywhere are up in arms over their privacy online. But that's not the case.

Top stories

Hands on: Sony PlayStation TV

PlayStation TV is a palm-sized set-top box that doesn't include built-in digital tuners for watching live television.
ADAM TURNER | Sony's tiny set-top box aims to deliver much of what's missing from the PlayStation 4, but falls short.

Federal government goes cloud-first

Overcoming resistance: Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched Canberra Cloud for government agencies.
ROSS PEAKE | Canberra Cloud will provide secure storage for sensitive data up to Protected Level.

Apple's latest (RED) campaign pushes to end age of AIDS

A portion of Apple's (RED) product sales always go to the charity, but on World AIDS Day the company will donate a portion of all product sales.
Marco della Cava | For the next two weeks, all proceeds from a selection of Apps on iPhone and iPad will go towards fighting deadly disease.

Shinji Mikami makes a ghostly return

The elusive Shinji Mikami, creator of the Evil series that now boasts 26 games, seven films, books, comics, and billions of dollars of revenue.
Ben Mckelvey | The maker of Resident Evil and The Evil Within returns to satisfy those in need of true survival horror.

'Right to be forgotten' is effectively a right to be forgiven

Should the internet be allowed to lock a person into an identity that may not reflect their present self?
Richard J. Peltz-Steele | While people forgive and forget over time, the internet punishes relentlessly. Is there not a case to be made for changing that?

Highly advanced 'Regin' malware stalked high-profile targets for years

The five stages of Regin.
Software was likely developed by a 'nation state' and has been used to spy on governments, companies, research institutes and individuals since 2008.

Samsung reshuffle: mobile executives to 'pay the price' for profit slump

Samsung's mobile business will be the focus of the upcoming reshuffle, analysts say, as the department has been ceding ground to smaller players like Xiaomi.
Jungah Lee 1:07pm | Samsung Group to focus on the executives leading the world's biggest smartphone business as earnings slump and market share shrinks.

Netflix will push video streaming subscriptions to centre stage

Netflix favourite: <i>House of Cards</i>.
ADAM TURNER | With Australians to finally taste the forbidden fruit of Netflix, all-you-can-eat subscription video looks destined to take centre stage in 2015.

Aurora Australis more than just a lightshow

Jason Stephens Northern Tasmania.
BRIDIE SMITH | For Aurora Australis hunters, the forecast is looking good.

Vision for high-performance bionic eye jeopardised by lack of funds

Cutting-edge science: Bionic eye researcher Professor Steven Prawer.
BRIDIE SMITH | Lack of funding may force Australia researchers to drop their promising work on a bionic eye.

Google break-up proposed in European Parliament draft resolution

Dominant: European politicians have grown increasingly concerned about Google's command of the online industry.
Alexei Oreskovic | Google could be forced to separate its search engine business from the rest of its business in Europe.
 

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