Alastair MacGibbon
Alastair is an internationally-respected authority on high-tech crime including Internet fraud, consumer victimisation and a range of Internet security issues. Alastair is a Director of the Centre for Internet Safety at the University of Canberra (http://www.canberra.edu.au/cis) and Managing Partner of internet consultancy the Surete Group (http://www.suretegroup.com.au). Prior to that, Alastair headed Trust & Safety at eBay Australia and later eBay Asia Pacific. Further back in history Alastair was the founding Director of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC), a law enforcement unit hosted by the Australian Federal Police to coordinate Australia’s efforts to combating serious crime involving technology. He was a Federal Agent with the Australian Federal Police for 15 years.
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Every step you take, Google will be watching you
Every step you take, every search you make, we’ll be watching you… Google already knows more about our habits, interests,…... Read more
Google’s tidy profit from the political keyword
I was interested to see that the Australian Electoral Commission has received complaints about political parties buying Google adwords in…... Read more
Google should be made to tell us what it knows about us
It seems that Google’s continued mishandling of the wi-fi snooping incident means it has a different interpretation of the phrase…... Read more
Google, the pot and the kettle
What is it about our love affair with Google that we let them take wholesale liberties with our privacy, and…... Read more
When it comes to web safety, we’re going nowhere fast
130 million. That’s how many credit card details Miami resident Albert Gonzalez is alleged to have stolen by hacking into…... Read more
Personal security forgotten in Rudd’s rush to broadband
July and August have seen a lot of activity around the new National Broadband Network (NBN). Three Tasmanian towns will…... Read more
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