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internet news - 22/1
Hi APPLers
Below is some more news, and the recent compilations of the news has
been at the suggestion of a fellow APPLer who is putting them on a
web site. To see them, go to
http://www.alfa-redi.org/noticia/noticia_descripcion.asp?idNoticia=112.
Any feedback or correspondence regarding the news is welcome,
especially if there are any good Spanish language news sources for
technology related news as the web site is a south American one.
Cheers
David
La Agencia de Protección de Datos multa con 140 millones a Telefónica
(El Pais)
La Agencia de Protección de Datos (APD) ha multado a Telefónica de
España y a Telefónica Data con 140 millones de pesetas por
intercambiarse datos de clientes. Contra la resolución de la APD,
fechada en diciembre de 2001, cabe un recurso de reposición ante la
misma agencia o ante la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de la
Audiencia Nacional, en un plazo de dos meses, periodo que todavía no
ha concluido, según explican fuentes del organismo regulador.
Telefónica dijo ayer que recurrirá la resolución ante la Audiencia
Nacional.
http://www.elpais.es/articulo.html?d_date=20020116&xref=20020116elpepisoc_9&type=Tes&anchor=elpepisoc
Tres universidades públicas y Santillana se unen para ofrecer
'masters' a través de Internet
Las universidades Autónoma de Barcelona, de Alicante y Carlos III de
Madrid, y el Grupo Santillana presentaron ayer el nuevo Instituto
Universitario de Posgrado (IUP), un centro de estudios de alto nivel
que impartirá masters a través de Internet y empezará su andadura el
próximo curso académico.
http://www.elpais.es/articulo.html?d_date=20020116&xref=20020116elpepisoc_5&type=Tes&anchor=elpepisoc
BB to Sell Telecoms Network (Business News Americas)
Brazil's federally-controlled Banco do Brasil (BB) will decide
whether to sell its telecoms network in a meeting scheduled 60-days
from now, Brazilian financial daily Valor Economico reported.
http://www.bnamericas.com/story.xsql?id_noticia=85529&Tx_idioma=I&id_sector=2
SCT to Seek e-Mexico Satellite Connectivity Provider (Business News
Americas)
Mexico's Transportation and Communications Ministry (SCT) expects to
tender in February or March a contract to provide satellite
connectivity for the e-Mexico universal access project, an SCT source
told BNamericas.
http://www.bnamericas.com/story.xsql?id_noticia=85468&Tx_idioma=I&id_sector=2
Future in your hand (BBC)
A hi-tech glove that tracks hand movements could change the way we
use computers.
The P5 glove, developed by Essential Reality, can replace the
keyboard and mouse, letting you control your computer by just moving
your hand and fingers in space.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1768000/1768818.stm
Internet fraud spreading its Web, report warns (Sydney Morning
Herald)
Up to 10 per cent of all transactions on the Internet involve fraud,
a new report warns.
The Australian Institute of Criminology says in its report that
securities and investment fraud, information piracy and consumer
fraud are the focus of most concern.
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2002/01/22/FFXFQOCKQWC.html
Internet still a dangerous place (MSNBC)
Spending on Internet security continues to grow, yet the worldwide
supernetwork remains more vulnerable than ever to viruses, break-ins
and terrorism. Simply put, hackers are getting smarter, and computer
networks are getting more complex and difficult to keep safe.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/691560.asp
Say what you like, but who overhears? (Daily Telegraph)
Companies are using private investigators, and even the courts, to
stop those posting unflattering reports about them on the web.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2002/01/22/ecflead22.xml&sSheet=/connected/2002/01/22/ixconmain020122.html
FBI Advises Security Review Of Web Content (Newsbytes)
The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center on Thursday
advised providers of water, energy, transportation, finance and other
critical infrastructures to evaluate the content of their Web sites
from a security perspective.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173770.html
Out of print but online (The Age)
Project Gutenberg, named after the inventor of the printing press,
Johann Gutenberg, is an online, worldwide database of books in
electronic form - and it's free. Since 1971, volunteers have
transposed or scanned more than 4000 books on to the US site. At your
fingertips are Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, Washington Square by
Henry James, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, Grimm's
Fairy Tales and Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary.
http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2002/01/22/FFXYROCKQWC.html
HP and Hewlett fight for moral high ground
While both HP and Walter Hewlett camps say they are striving to
occupy moral high ground, the tone of the battle over HP's proposed
$24.1bn bid for Compaq Computer has already become fairly nasty and
acerbic.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT35NHCBPWC
Domain Idea Sparks Spat
Registrars are trashing VeriSign's proposal to create a pricey
waiting list for registered domains, calling it too expensive and
anti-competitive. A consortium of registrars summarized its concerns
in a letter submitted to VeriSign late in the day on Friday.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49756,00.html
From BNA Internet Law News...
FREE SPEECH CENTER TO PROVIDE FREE SUCKS SITES
Concerned with recent ICANN UDRP cases that transfer online protest
sites to targeted companies, the Free Speech Center has begun
offering free "sucks" sites. The Center has registered a wide range
of domains such as comsucks.net so that protesters can use domains
such as company.comsucks.net.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/691648.asp
ICANN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR GHANA MARCH MEETING
ICANN has released further details on its next round of meetings, set
for March 10 - 14th in Accra, Ghana. The meeting will feature a
special session on "Higher-Layer Naming Systems" Keywords and Other
Non-DNS Identifiers" that it appears will come as part of the public
forum, possibly curtailing the amount of time available to the public
to pose questions to ICANN.
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21jan02.htm
KOREA UNVEILS PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON SPAM
Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication has unveiled tough
new restrictions on spam. The new regulations will require spammers
to identify their messages as spam, provide for fines of up to 5
million won for failing to abide by the regulations, and require ISPs
to assist in controlling illegal spam transmissions. The new rules
will apparently also allow individuals to claim mental and physical
damage compensation for receipt of spam. Claims can be brought with a
government-sponsored arbitration system that allows claimants to
by-pass the court system.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/01/18/200201180024.asp
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