[TechRepublic] Telstra halts data collection

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Editor's note As I am sure most technical people are aware, tracking and url collection happens all the time with service providers, but that doesn't mean we have to like it. Such was the situation for the many users of country's biggest telco this week, as it was revealed that Telstra had been sending anonymised website data offshore. (The premise of which was to compile a collection of sites for a upcoming online safety service.) Like a child that learns how sausages are made, the technorati were disgusted, especially since these sausages involved US law such as the Patriot Act and potential privacy violations. On a more practical level, this week we featured an article from Barry Saunders on using personas to improve your design and development, make sure you check it out. Web devs looking for a quick and easy way to add sortable elements to their web sites should read the tutorial on using jQuery. Finally, there's a Lego Turing Machine gallery at the bottom for your enjoyment. Have a stellar week everyone! --Chris Telstra halts data collection Australian telco stops tracking websites visited by its mobile customers. Read more Resource of the day IBM's Migration Factory IBM has made it easy to migrate from HP or Oracle to Power Systems. Check out this white paper to learn more about IBM's Migration Factory tool. Additional TechRepublic resources   Using software personas for emotional design User personas are a useful tool for user experience design and software development. Read more Use jQuery for sortable UI elements Dragging, dropping, and reordering block objects is easy with jQuery. Read more BYOD will push up IT costs, say tech chiefs Staff expect to use their own gadgets at work but this could be a major headache - and cost - for the organisation. Read more Network neutrality: Revisiting the arguments A "neutral" network cannot coexist with high-speed, unlimited usage broadband connections, nor can consumers expect carriers to foot the bill for increasingly bandwidth-hungry applications. Read more Put down that axe: Why CIOs are chopping good projects for bad reasons If tech chiefs make knee-jerk reactions to the tough financial climate, it could hurt their organisations in the long run. Read more Five free wireless networking tools Monitor, secure, and optimize your Wi-Fi network with the help of these handy apps. Read more Featured multimedia   Lego Turing Machine: The building blocks of computing in play The Turing Machine, devised at the dawn of the information age, is a theoretical device that models how computation takes place. To mark the centenary of the birth of its creator, British mathematician Alan Turing, European researchers have recreated the machine in Lego. View on site Anyone for Pi? Mods and hacks for the Raspberry Pi The first Raspberry Pi mods for the $40 Linux computer are here - from speech-controlled robots to a Pi-based mainframe. View on site Today's recommended downloads Cloud Computing Payback (IBM) WhiteWater West Drives Agility, Tackles Unprecedented Growth with NetApp and Microsoft (NetApp) Why Preventing Fragmentation Is Good for Your Budget (Condusiv Technologies) Live Webcast: Information and Intelligence Breakthrough approach for Law Enforcement (IBM) Gartner Presentation: Data Center conference - Real Fabrics for a Virtual World (Hewlett-Packard (HP) & Intel) Connect with TechRepublic Gesture recognition: Wave if you think it's the future At the moment the latest user interfaces are dominated by touch. But things are changing fast and technology is pointing us in new directions. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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