The Internet Society of Australia has warned that the current wording of the government's "deeply flawed" Data Retention Bill threatens the open and accessible nature of the internet. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Charles Clarke, Technical Director, APAC, Veeam Software. [ + ]

Apple leads the way in operating system vulnerabilities, according to data from the US National Vulnerability Database. [ + ]

This week: Mercedes dismisses Apple car rumours, proton smasher to restart, computer school's embarrassing mistake, Oscars for tech developers and robot school comes to Sydney. [ + ]

NEC Australia on track to exceed expectations in 2015; HP Q1 profit falls 4% on revenue declines and forex losses; Apple to spend $2.45bn to build two data centres in Europe. [ + ]

Two University of Sydney researchers are calling on software developers to adopt "positive computing" principles, aimed at using technology to improve emotions, empathy and self-awareness. [ + ]

There's no point bemoaning your fate when data under your control is lost or stolen - we all need to take personal responsibility and be accountable, argues Clearswift's Kevin Bailey. [ + ]

Eighteen of the 25 most popular mobile apps found by the US CERT to have critical SSL vulnerabilities are still at risk six months later, according to a McAfee Labs report. [ + ]

iiNet, Dimension Data Australia and seven more providers have been added to the whole-of-government cloud services procurement panel. [ + ]

This week: Telstra CFO Andy Penn to replace CEO David Thodey, Lenovo apologises for installing malware on laptops and an ex-Qualcomm director pleads guilty to insider trading. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with David de Laine, Clearswift's ANZ Region Director. [ + ]

Australia's telecom industry has negotiated with rights holders on a draft code of conduct for responding to online copyright infringement, including sending escalating warnings to suspected pirates. [ + ]

Cleverer management of caches could improve computer chips' performance while reducing their energy consumption. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Andy Farquharson, Vice President, LogMeIn Asia Pacific. [ + ]

Apple has asked its Asian suppliers to manufacture up to 6 million Apple Watch units ahead of the April launch, and market researchers expect the company to sell around 20 million of the devices this year. [ + ]