AFP reports that “Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a [...]

Reuters writes that, according to a new report,  “[p]rices charged by cybercriminals selling hacked bank and credit card details have fallen sharply as the volume of data on offer has [...]

BBC News writes that “businesses are missing out on the huge potential that social networks present, a leading information technology company has warned.  Researchers for Gartner found that huge opportunities [...]

ZDNet writes that “[v]enture capitalists are having a confidence crisis as dwindling exit opportunities and a weak economy conspire to put the kibosh on returns.  According to the Silicon Valley [...]

Today's story about Google building a better XML, or at least a specific data interchange format for certain uses, is the pitch perfect story to illustrate why governments must not mandate specific standards, and instead focus on a goals based approach.