[LINK] NOIE Update - 25 October 2000

[richard@auscoms.com.au]

Spell Disingenuous for me.

The NOIE Credit Cards report is as unadulterated as boosterism can get. It uses
lots of bold type to make sure that the really upvibe stuff is unmistakable; it
sets up the "interception" straw man because that's the easy one to demolish; it
reports highly selectively about issues like chargeback; and on, and on, and on.

Now, I'm not anti-Internet-commerce. But really. A government department -- and
a professional society which should know better -- decide that their true role
is to pump-prime consumers in time for Internet Christmas shopping. 

Security, privacy and safety are far wider than "will some evil hacker steal my
Mastercard from dstore". To publish a document which pretends this is what 'net
security is about is highly irresponsible, and I can't for the life of me think
why the ACS has lent its name to the exercise.

Richard Chirgwin

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Subject:    [LINK] NOIE Update - 25 October 2000
Author: "Tony Barry" <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Date:       26/10/00 8:48

For info.

Tony

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1. Online Credit Card Fraud - Publication Released
NOIE and the Australian Computer Society explore how perception of high risk
may be misplaced in, 'The Phantom Menace: Setting the Record Straight about
Online Credit Card Fraud for Consumers'.
More info.... http://www.noie.gov.au/creditcard
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2. E-Commerce Across Australia - Report Released
Will Australia's regions be better off with greater use of e-commerce?
E-commerce is expected to neutralise the tyranny of distance and place us
all on a level footing in the global marketplace.
More info.... http://www.noie.gov.au/eaa
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3. Law, E-Commerce and the Digital Economy Seminar

NOIE is pleased to be a sponsor of this seminar, to be hosted by Southern
Cross University on 1 December in Sydney which aims to raise awareness
amongst the judiciary as to the legal issues relating to E-Commerce.
More info.... http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/lawj/digitaleconomy.html
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4. Government boost for National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE)
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,
Senator Richard Alston announced on 11 October that the Government will
expand the functions of the National Office for the Information Economy
(NOIE) and establish it as an Executive Agency.
More info....
http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-graphics/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&ID=5319