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Many app users' inboxes are bulging with requests to review new terms of service and privacy conditions.

And it is no coincidence that so many developers have revamped their small print at the same time.

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A winning entry in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has been disqualified for featuring a taxidermy specimen.

The image, known as The Night Raider, shows an anteater moving

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Golden State Killer suspect traced using genealogy websitesImage copyrightEPAImage caption Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder

Californian prosecutors say genealogy websites played a key role in tracking down a man accused of being a notorious serial killer.

Joseph DeAngelo, 72, is suspected of being the so-called Golden

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Telstra submits to ACCCpenalty for misleading mobile direct-billing serviceTelstra submits to ACCC’s penalty for misleading mobile direct-billing service

UPDATE:Telstra has now officially been fined $10 million by the Federal Court, despite the PDB service being responsible for the telco making $61.7 million in revenue. Original article continues below

Telstra’s controversial Premium Direct Billing (PDB) service will cost the company upwards of $10 million dollars in penalties from the ACCC, on top o

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