B211 Self-Test Week 13

Current Affairs Self-Test - Week 13

The following are excerpts from newpaper articles. Read the excerpts and answer the question below each excerpt.

Excerpt:
PRIVACY groups have called for modifications to Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system, warning the technology has "serious privacy implications".
The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) - a US consumer lobby group - has written to the US Federal Trade Commission (FIC) calling for it to take immediate action to modify elements of Windows XP...

Which online service tied to Windows XP are privacy groups concerned about?

Excerpt:

TELSTRA'S broadband internet users are outraged over new pricing plans, which charge almost $200 per additional gigabyte on the 3GB service.
Telstra introduced a 3GB download limit for its BigPond cable and ADSL plans in June, but this has not been enforced for several months. Under the new 3GB plans, cable users would pay 17.5c per additional megabyte - or $179.20 for each additional gigabyte. ADSL users would pay 18.9c or $193.53 per gigabyte.
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"I hate to sound like a salesman for Optus ... but Optus is selling for a reasonable monthly fee a world-class monthly service, while Telstra is selling not even one fifth of the bandwidth Optus offers and loading it up with extra charges if you exceed the limits."

Which Optus broadband service is Telstra's Bigpond service being compared to?

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