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internet news - 3/4
Domain Name News
Dot-DNS could be the first step to loosen ICANN's grip on Net
(Mercury News)
The head of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers, acknowledged recently that the organization is basically a
mess. Finally, there was something ICANN and its legion of critics
could agree on.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/2986449.htm
OECD's cautionary tale of porn and cyberspace (International Herald
Tribune
Gone were the statistics on the economic performance of the developed
world, the data on agriculture, food and fisheries, and the
authoritative articles on corporate governance and sustainable
development. Instead, visitors who logged on to the site Dec. 17 were
offered the "Greatest Sex Sites," a long list of mostly unprintable
options including a "girlie zoo" and "hardcore teen photos." Faced
with a steady stream of phone calls and e-mails from baffled visitors
to the site, OECD officials scrambled to understand what had gone
wrong.
http://www.iht.com/articles/53353.html
.es domain registrations grow in Catalunya (EuropeMedia)
The number of .es domains registered by businesses and organisations
with headquarters in Catalunya increased by 38 per cent in 2001,
according to data from ES-NIC, Spain’s domain registrar.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=9760
Internet News
FTC crosses borders in Net bust (CNET)
Trumpeting its first major joint effort to crack down on illegal
spam, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it has busted
dozens of alleged Web scammers in conjunction with law enforcement
from six U.S. states and Canada.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-874198.html
http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/15951-1.html
Stealth P2P network hides inside Kazaa (CNET)
A California company has quietly attached its software to millions of
downloads of the popular Kazaa file-trading program and plans to
remotely "turn on" people's PCs, welding them into a new network of
its own.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html
Privacy Concerns Raised Over Digital Music Proposal (Newsbytes)
Proposed federal regulations that would standardize the way in which
Internet broadcasters pay royalties for the songs they play could
jeopardize the anonymity of online music listeners, according to some
privacy advocates.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175611.html
Italy pushes e-government (International Herald Tribune)
Since the wealthy Group of Seven nations and Russia made the "digital
divide" between rich and poor countries a priority at the group's
summit meeting in Genoa last year, there has been much talk but
little action. Now, if a former IBM executive turned government
minister has his way, that is about to change.
http://www.iht.com/articles/53307.html
A labyrinth of trace-routes, spam and reputations (Sydney Morning
Herald)
An ad hoc bunch of "Net police" has helped save an Australian
Internet service provider and its users from being blackbanned.
Labyrinth Connections, labyrinth.net.au, was a recent victim of
impersonation by a shadowy group that manages Internet pornography
sites.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/29/1017206195035.html
Breadth of accusations against Microsoft widens (Financial Times)
An interactive television software group on Tuesday accused Microsoft
of attempting to use its $12.4bn worth of holdings in the global
cable television and telecoms industry to stifle competition.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3UQQFBKZC
HP merger battle set to enter the courtroom (Financial Times)
The fight over Hewlett-Packard's $19bn bid for Compaq Computer will
move into the courtroom on Sunday, after a Delaware court said it
would hear arguments about HP's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by
Walter Hewlett, the dissident director trying to derail the
transaction.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3ARZP9KZC
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2987037.htm
The next round in the PC wars (The Economist)
As the final salvoes are fired in the battle by Hewlett-Packard to
merge with Compaq Computer, Dell Computer prepares to take on both
firms. The contest will be fierce, because the rising cost of
components is pushing up computer prices
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1066505
Japanese smart home does all the chores (Sydney Morning Herald)
Whether it is taking delivery of goods, running a bath, feeding the
cat, turning on the washing machine or roasting a chicken: if you are
out, Japan's smart house takes care of it all.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/03/1017206216683.html
Remote town hanging on the line (Australian IT)
Aileen Cross hasn't had a mobile phone for a few years. The
59-year-old postmistress and shopkeeper in the remote Cape York town
of Laura, on the rocky road to Weipa, gave up her mobile when the old
analog system was phased out.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4063495%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Tourism, Research, Health Issues Drive E-Government Surge (Newsbytes)
More than a quarter of Americans use government Web sites to gather
information, mostly on popular tourist sites, school projects, and
health or safety information, according to a study released today by
the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175615.html
Digital pen could replace keyboards (ZDNet)
OTM's pen allows mobile phone and handheld computer users to gather
and edit text from various sources, play games and sketch drawings.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2107697,00.html
Sex loses net appeal (BBC)
Sex is finally losing its appeal on the net according to researchers
in America. Interest in sex and entertainment had been replaced by
more serious surfing, a study of 200,000 users conducted by Penn
State University's School of Information Technology has found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1906000/1906817.stm
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175613.html
Judges find computer ban illegal (CNET)
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that banning a man convicted
of child porn charges from using computers is an unfair restriction
on his liberties.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-874027.html
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