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1. Kiwis not up with online security
   While Anonymous work to hack and destroy websites around the world, an Otaki software company are at the forefront in fighting back against the group.
2. Smartphones aiding identity theft
   Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 per cent over 2010, according to a report released this week by research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.
3. The rise of the adolescent CEOs
   Josh Buckley, chief executive of an online gaming start-up, is looking forward to next month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, particularly for the parties and the accompanying schmoozing with industry A-listers.
4. Best time for coffee? There's an app for that
   Scientists have developed a free app that tells you the ideal time to take a coffee break to keep you in the "optimal mental alertness zone".
5. Is our broadband really fried?
   Watching the reaction after Stephen Fry's Twitter broadband bashing yesterday was pretty interesting.
6. Website to revolutionise study
   The creator of an online note-sharing facility hopes students will join the website as the first semester starts at Massey University.
7. Virtual shopping moves to train station
   The supermarket wars have moved from the grocery aisles to cyberspace, with Woolworths unveiling a virtual supermarket at a train station in Melbourne.
8. YouTube enlists Hollywood to attract youth
   YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.
9. Fry puts focus on data limits
   British actor Stephen Fry will not be the only one up in arms if internet providers don't improve miserly broadband data caps, the Telecommunications Users Association says.
10. Tech-savvy police trial iPhones
    Criminals beware. Tech-savvy police armed with an arsenal of new smartphones are coming to a neighbourhood near you.
11. Where private chats linger on
    My 10-year-old son set up a Facebook account last month.
12. 'Find my phone' app thwarts would-be thieves
    Australian police have used a mobile phone app to apprehend three would-be thieves alleged to have stolen a woman's handbag.
13. Man sues Twitter over hate blog
    Twitter is being sued for defamation for the first time under Australian law.
14. Microsoft's man who monitors privacy
    Keeping things private in an online world can be a bit a challenge, but it's one that former Paeroa man Brendon Lynch is rising to at Microsoft's international headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
15. Email hacking managed well, says Key
    Despite a potential serious security breach, the hacking of a minister's private email account was handled well, Prime Minister John Key says.
16. App turns iPhone into adult toy
    This post was originally published on Mashable.
    
17. Internet in Iran severely disrupted as elections loom
    Millions of Iranians have suffered serious disruption recently in accessing email and Internet social networking sites, raising concerns authorities are stepping up censorship of opposition supporters ahead of parliamentary elections next month.
18. Nasdaq website disrupted by online attacks
    Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.
19. Bulgaria could suspend vote on ACTA
    Bulgaria could soon join Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in delaying its decision on whether to sign an international copyright treaty that some Internet users say could lead to online censorship.
20. How to cut out time on emails
    Robyn "the Time Queen" Pearce runs an international time management and productivity business and is in Wellington later this month taking a seminar on time management.