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A few internet related stories that may be of interest to some...
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Net filter use jumps in libraries
Libraries installed blocking software at a frantic pace last year,
according to a new report, a move that could alarm free-speech
advocates trying to fight mandatory filtering laws.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8432254.html
Divining the Future of Law and Technology
What are the 2-3 major Internet law and policy issues that are likely
to crop up in 2002? A group of legal mavens took up that challenge,
and their edited predictions appear below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/technology/11CYBERLAW.html
Classrooms of the future
A vision of a UK school of the future making extensive use of
computer technology and classroom assistants has been unveiled by the
Education Secretary, Estelle Morris.
Opening the BETT 2002 educational technology conference in London,
the education secretary presented a promotional video showing a
computer-generated model of the school of tomorrow.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1749000/1749817.stm
ICANN pushes members-only domains
The president of the group that oversees the Internet's naming system
said Thursday that he favored creating new members-only suffixes,
such as .edu and .museum, over unrestricted domains such as .com,
.biz and .info.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8436749.html
Alcoholics Anonymous fails to win .org site
Owners of the AlcoholicsAnonymous.org Web site have fended off a bid
by the national organization to snatch the domain name, saved in part
by a wide-ranging disclaimer on the front page.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8431649.html
http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-1124.html
Euro domain registries pushing ICANN for quality standards
European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries may stop
payments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) if that governing body doesn't commit to a service agreement,
a representative of the organization of European registries said
Thursday.
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67261,00.html
Address Sellers Criticize Recycled Domain Name Proposal
A handful of Internet address retailers are criticizing a plan aimed
at redistributing some of the world's most attractive Internet domain
names as they expire.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173564.html
SMS is text-spensive
Text messaging in Australia is now among the most expensive in the
world - and it's not likely to get any better.
This follows Optus's decision to match Telstra's recent Short Message
Service price rise. An Optus spokeswoman said it would lift its
charges 3c to 25c per message from February 1.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,3569128%5E15302%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Tech savvy Australians log on and connect
More than 80 million Internet users logged on for the first time.
Telephone traffic grew by 10 billion minutes, while tourists made 50
million more trips across international borders.
These are some of the findings of an annual globalisation survey by
consulting firm AT Kearney that found the value of world merchandise
tripled on 1999 levels. It ranks Australia as the second most
technology-savvy place on the planet.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/11/biztech/biztech17.html
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2002/01/11/FFXG4UOUAWC.html
Mobile users to get answer on cancer
Habitual, long-term mobile phone users could soon know if they risk
developing cancer.
In what is claimed to be a world-first study, which began yesterday
at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, live human brain cells are being
used to test the long-term effects of mobile phone radiation.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/11/national/national8.html
Women log in to find nothing's changed
The Internet was once a virtual shed for geeky blokes but now looks
more like the real world - almost half the population is female and
over 70per cent of the grocery shopping is done by women.
Females now dominate many retail sites, real estate sites and some
travel sites and according to AC Nielsen/Consult, more young women
bank online than men of the same age.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/10/national/national8.html
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2002/01/10/FFXPSL2F9WC.html
Media may be opened up to foreigners
Foreigners could buy Australian media companies and local television
station owners, such as the Packers, may be able to own newspapers
under laws to be put to Federal Parliament.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/09/national/national1.html
Digital TV a turn-off for viewers
Fewer than 10,000 Australian households have made the switch to
digital television one year after its official launch, new industry
figures suggest.
With January 1 marking the first anniversary of regular digital
broadcasts by the main networks, one leading retailer last week said
sales of digital decoders were about 80 per cent below expectations.
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/12/30/FFXHDUJZXVC.html
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