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internet news - 26/3
Conference - World Congress For Informatics And Law II
Madrid - Spain - 2002 Spain, Cradle of a Global World Venue Law
School, Complutense University of Madrid 23 - 27 September 2002.
World Congress II is a continuation of World Congress I
(www.congresoinformatica.com) held in Quito (Equator), in October
2001, with the support of the State of Equator. The Equator Congress
Organization was promoted by the Alfa-Redi Community
(www.alfa-redi.org), as well as by Prof. Jose Luis Barzallo, Magister
in Informatics and Law, Partner of the Law Firm Barzallo & Barzallo
(www.barzallo.com), Chairman of the Organizing Committee, in
collaboration of the well known Electronic Review for Informatics and
Law (REDI -
http://www.alfa-redi.org/publicacion/publicacionactual.asp).
http://www.derechoinformatico.info
History of Group of Internationalization of Cyberspace
The present initiative aims to resolve most of the actual legal
problems that are discussed on national and international level.
Internet being transnational by its nature, regulators do accord that
there is a real need for some international legislation. However,
their will of protection of sovereignty does not permit today to find
a global solution. Although, some treaties have been achieved (e.g.
the Cybercrime Treaty of the European Council) or will be achieved
(e.g. the Jurisdiction Convention of the Conference of the Hague), no
international organization does treat Internet and its issues as a
whole. Beneath specific topics like e-signatures or cybercrimes,
there are other issues like the digital divide and the respect of
fundamental freedoms.
http://www.alfa-redi.org/gic/beta.asp
http://www.alfa-redi.org/gic/
Domain Name News
Europe claims place for .eu in cyberspace (Guardian)
European integration moved into cyberspace yesterday, challenging
national pride by enabling citizens and businesses to have .eu
websites.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,674030,00.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2107345,00.html
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/323475p-2741115c.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1894000/1894134.stm
Los Quince aprueban la creación del dominio de Internet ".eu", que
estará disponible en 2003 (delitosinformaticos.com)
El Consejo de Ministros de Telecomunicaciones de la UE aprobó hoy la
creación del dominio de primer nivel de Internet ".eu", que se sumará
así a otros dominios ya existentes como los nacionales ".es", o
".fr", y los genéricos ".com", ".org" o ".net".
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101713342326378.shtml
Cybersquatter hits Stephen Byers' plans (BBC)
Stephen Byers is spending £500m buying back the railways. For less
than a tenner, he could have had the domain name too.
Network Rail, the new name for Railtrack, may now be in government
hands. But the internet domain name www.networkrail.org.uk has been
snapped up by a 21-year-old from Durham for just £6.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1893000/1893338.stm
Registrar Accuses VeriSign Of Predatory Marketing (Newsbytes)
Go Daddy Software, an Internet address seller and Web hosting
company, says that addressing giant VeriSign Inc. is attempting to
dupe Go Daddy customers into transferring their domain name
registrations to VeriSign.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175446.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24577.html
Hackers asaltan dominios entrando en un servidor de Verisign
(delitosinformaticos.com)
Un grupo de hackers brasileño consiguió acceso a un servidor que
alojaba miles de dominios registrados en VeriSign Network Solutions.
El servidor comprometido contenía un servidor web Microsoft Internet
Information Server (IIS) alojado por Interland.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101714698214275.shtml
Afilias buys out Tucows .Info service (Register)
Afilias is taking operational control for the registration of .Info
names by buying out the operations of current service provider
Tucows.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24590.html
Internet News
Net filters don't work: CSIRO (Australian IT)
A report by the CSIRO into internet content filtering has failed to
find a single software filtering program worth recommending.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4023776%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/27/1017089540021.html
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20264258,00.htm
http://www.aba.gov.au/internet/research/filtering (report & ABA news
release)
Aussie ISPs approved for kiddie Net content filters (ZDNet)
In what is claimed to be a world first, Australian Internet Service
Providers that help to protect children from the dark side of the Net
through the provision of filters will be decorated with a seal of
approval, in a move to better expose code-compliant ISPs.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20264261,00.htm
Porn-Filter Trial Gets Raunchy (Wired)
Raunchy depictions of explicit sex punctuated a trial over library
filtering on Monday when government attorneys argued the images were
unsuitable for display on public terminals.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51312,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1893000/1893323.stm
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-868268.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175448.html
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10171338728309.shtml
(Spanish)
Porn going upwardly mobile (Sydney Morning Herald)
Adult content is going wireless as more companies move to offer
instant sexual gratification to a new generation of mobile phone
owners.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/23/1016843083202.html
Websites asked to take part in 'spring clean' (Guardian)
Websites have been encouraged to remove outdated files from their
sites and participate in Spring Clean The Internet Week, which starts
today.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,673908,00.html
Asia-Pacific leads hack attacks (Australian IT)
Australia has been included in a list of Asia-Pacific countries
responsible for most of the world's hacking attacks.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4017309%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
Wireless London is wide open (BBC)
A comprehensive seven-month audit found that 92% of the 5,000
wireless networks in the capital have not taken basic steps to
protect themselves against casual attacks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1892000/1892510.stm
Online Iraqis vote for new leader (Guardian)
In excitement it may not rival the great Pop Idol ballot, but
wired-up Iraqis are voting this week for a man to replace Saddam
Hussein.
Visitors to www.iraq.net are invited to choose from 14 possible
leaders and say who they would like to head a transitional government
after the fall of the Iraqi leader.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,674207,00.html
Abe Lincoln and the internet pirates (Financial Times)
Abraham Lincoln would have loved the internet. But he would have
hated the internet pirates who commandeer its high-speed circuits to
steal.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3H10TP8ZC
Red Hat accuses Microsoft of using threats (Financial Times)
Microsoft has used threats, incentives, and restrictive contractual
and licence provisions to dominate personal computer makers,
according to a top executive at Red Hat, the software group that
supplies the Windows rival, Linux.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3C50ST8ZC
Appeals court upholds Napster ruling (ZDNet)
A federal appeals court has upheld a federal judge's ruling in July
keeping song-swap service Napster shut down until it can fully comply
with an injunction to remove all copyright music.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2107344,00.html
Sax-playing Bill Clinton MyLife.b worm could delete your Windows
files (ZDNet)
This worm is a variation on the original Mylife worm sent earlier
this month and this time it's got a file-destroying payload.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t277-s2107243,00.html
In-store wireless project is a success (Times)
Supermarkets, with their ever-expanding displays of goods, are
becoming increasingly daunting for customers and, it appears, for
staff. But a solution could lie in the convenience of wireless
technology. Tesco and IBM have been testing a wireless system within
the retailer’s Hemel Hempstead supermarket that equips staff with
hand-held devices.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-247585,00.html
How Can We Deal With Spammers? (Washington Post)
Although there are various programs that aim to block unsolicited
e-mail, nothing on the Net is foolproof. Deleting unread messages
from unknown sources is the safest route. And yes, it's a chore, but
so is sorting through your snail-mail to separate the bills and
letters from the come-ons and fliers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13754-2002Mar25.html
Mystery of missing text messages (BBC)
Ever "lost" a text message? Ever claimed not to have received one
when you did? The fact is, text messages go missing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/newsid_1891000/1891818.stm
Chile promulga la Ley de Firma Digital para impulsar e-commerce
(delitosinformaticos.com)
El presidente chileno Ricardo Lagos promulgó el martes 26 la ley de
firma digital, que permitirá facilitar el desarrollo de Internet, la
expansión del comercio electrónico y la modernización del Estado.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10171471265017.shtml
More IT migrants on the way (Australian IT)
The Federal Government is ramping up its intake of migrants with IT
qualifications, despite many professionals finding it impossible to
secure a job in the sector.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4018438%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Cuba Bans PC Sales to Public (Wired)
The Cuban government has quietly banned the sale of computers and
computer accessories to the public, except in cases where the items
are "indispensable" and the purchase is authorized by the Ministry of
Internal Commerce.
..."If we didn't have an embargo, there could be computers for
everybody," Fernandez replied when asked this question: Are computer
sales to the public banned in Cuba?
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51270,00.html
Murdoch closes in on German TV (Guardian)
Rupert Murdoch was yesterday reported to be within an ace of
fulfilling his long-standing dream of breaking into the strategic
German media market. He was among those poised to take a stake in the
core business of Leo Kirch's tottering empire.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,674068,00.html
http://www.faz.com/IN/INtemplates/eFAZ/docmain.asp?rub={B1311FCE-FBFB-11D2-B228-00105A9CAF88}&doc={F2FABCE5-2CC8-422A-BFAA-ADFD22B5E276}
Judge seeks U.S. view on states' rights (CNET)
The judge in the Microsoft antitrust case has invited the U.S.
Justice Department to comment on whether states seeking harsher
penalties against the company have a right to pursue the case now
that the federal government has agreed on a settlement.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-868696.html
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/325119p-2749209c.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19596-2002Mar26.html
Palm, Handspring doomed by wireless? (ZDNet)
They may be big in PDAs, but a new report predicts neither Palm nor
Handspring has what it takes to compete against mobile phone makers
and Microsoft in the wireless age.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2107389,00.html
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news, along with an archive.
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