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London is the world's 'phone theft capital', but one Aussie decides to fight back

10 October 2025

Emma Van Der Hoek had only just moved to London from Sydney when her phone was stolen. She was inspired to do something about it.

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Nine people killed in violent Kashmir protests that took place during internet blackout
	3 Oct: The extent of the violence is still becoming clear after days of protests took place amid an internet blackout in the region of Kashmir administered by Pakistan.... more

Internet and mobile coverage restored in Afghanistan after 48-hour blackout ordered by Taliban authorities
	2 Oct: The 48-hour outage was ordered by Taliban authorities but they have not yet commented on the restoration of services.... more

Multiple UK charities cut ties with Duchess of York over email to Jeffrey Epstein
	23 Sep: The decisions came after British media reported that the Duchess had described the disgraced financier as a "steadfast, generous and supreme friend" in a 2011 letter.... more

Mobile operators are directly reaching out to customers still reliant on the 3G network before it shuts down
	21 Sep: Mobile operators are directly reaching out to customers still reliant on the 3G network before it shuts down... more

The Ministry of Education is warning schools not to open any threatening emails
	29 Aug: The Ministry of Education is warning schools not to open any threatening emails... more

A computer science expert's reinforced that AI shouldn't be used to cut corners
	9 Jul: A computer science expert's reinforced that AI shouldn't be used to cut corners... more

Tasman residents have been left with conflicting messages over what to do when mobile phones have no service
	4 Jul: Tasman residents have been left with conflicting messages over what to do when mobile phones have no service... more

Chorus is apologising for yesterday's mobile phone and internet outage in Tasman's Golden Bay, which affected 111 calls
	4 Jul: Chorus is apologising for yesterday's mobile phone and internet outage in Tasman's Golden Bay, which affected 111 calls... more

The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people
	10 Jun: The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people... more

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21 Sep: Mobile operators are directly reaching out to customers still reliant on the 3G network before it shuts down +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

23 Sep: Multiple UK charities cut ties with Duchess of York over email to Jeffrey Epstein +++++++++++++++++++++++

02 Oct: Internet and mobile coverage restored in Afghanistan after 48-hour blackout ordered by Taliban authorities +++++++++++

03 Oct: Nine people killed in violent Kashmir protests that took place during internet blackout +++++++++

10 Oct: London is the world's 'phone theft capital', but one Aussie decides to fight back +++++

Technology NewsLinks

11 Oct: Nz defence strategy explores space weapons export potential (RadioNZ)

11 Oct: Are free vpns safe to use online? (PC World)

11 Oct: Have diy pcs peaked? why intel’s panther lake reveal gave me existential dread (PC World)

10 Oct: Infor launches ai suite to boost industry-specific process automation (ITBrief)

10 Oct: Zero trust cuts incidents but firms slow to adopt ai security (ITBrief)

10 Oct: Broadcasters bungled free antenna tv. now they want a bailout? (PC World)

10 Oct: Outpost24 names martin roth chief technology officer to lead tech push (ITBrief)

10 Oct: Logitech’s smart home graveyard claims another victim (PC World)

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