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Sony did not breach Privacy Act in PSN hack

Sony experienced a major security scare earlier this year when its PSN (Playstation Network) service was hacked. This meant millions of PS3 owners who venture online with their games console had their personal data exposed. However, Sony wasn’t at fault and didn’t breach the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act.

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Australian gamers spend 16% less at retail in 2010

Australian gamers spend 16% less at retail in 2010Australian gamers spent significantly less on their hobby in 2010 than they did in 2009. At least at retail. The reported 16 percent drop in sales doesn’t include purchases made in online stores or via digital download. And as these two elements are becoming increasingly popular this seems an important distinction to make.

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Australian court bans PS3 hack – open-source PS Groove released

Australian court bans PS3 hack - open-source PS Groove releasedRest in peace PS Jailbreak. Long live PS Groove. And the latter is free and open-source. Making it more valuable to gamers, and much more damaging to Sony.

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Australian PS3 hack likely to be short-lived

Australian PS3 hack likely to be short-livedThe PS3 is unhackable no more, with a PS3 hack now available to buy. But not only is PS Jailbreak very expensive to buy, it’s likely to be a short-lived PS3 hack as Sony is guaranteed to already be working on a firmware fix.

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