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internet news - 19/4
Domain Name News
Local court action reignites domain name furore (ZDNet)
With the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission bringing an
action against a domain name reseller in the Federal Court, the
industry has got fired up once more about misleading practices.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20264715,00.htm
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4162700%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176004.html
ACCC Alleges Misleading Conduct by Internet Name Group (news release)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted
Federal Court proceedings against domain name reseller Internet Name
Protection Pty Ltd, trading as Internet Name Group, and its director,
Mr Mark Spektor.
http://203.6.251.7/accc.internet/digest/view_media.cfm?RecordID=655
Debate over ICANN reform rages on (CW360)
The debate about the reform of the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) continued at the Computers, Freedom and
Privacy (CFP) conference in San Francisco on 18 April.
http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=5968716X&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=111768&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=31&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=
Palestinian Sites Knocked Offline By Mideast Conflict (Newsbytes)
Contrary to recent reports, Israeli Web sites have not born the brunt
of the escalating violence in the Middle East, security experts said
today.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175980.html
ICANN Responds to Auerbach Lawsuit Over Access (BNA Internet Law
News)
ICANN has filed its response to director Karl Auerbach's suit
alleging that ICANN has failed to provide him with access to
corporate records as required by California law. ICANN defends its
actions on several grounds, disputing Auerbach's claim that they have
in fact denied him access and arguing that any limitations on access
are reasonable. Filing at
http://www.icann.org/legal/auerbach-v-icann/answer-17apr02.pdf
Internet News
Supercomputer smashes world speed record (New Scientist)
A Japanese supercomputer has recorded the fastest "floating point"
calculation speed of any computer on the planet. The feat is reported
in the latest edition of the Linpack report, a ranking of
supercomputer performance.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992184
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4162113%5E15321%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-19apr2002-5.htm
Privacy: Watching out for Big Brother (ZDNet)
In a post-Sept. 11 world, the technical opportunities for
surveillance seem endless: national identification cards,
face-recognition systems and video cameras on street corners.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-886259.html
Online Privacy Back in Spotlight with Bill (Reuters)
A senator proposed a measure on Thursday that would increase consumer
privacy on the Internet, reviving a once-hot issue that has taken a
back seat to security concerns since the Sept. 11 attacks.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=844525
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-886679.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175959.html
ISPs oppose Minnesota Web privacy bill (Computerworld)
A controversial bill before the Minnesota state legislature would
limit how Internet service providers (ISP) use consumers' private
information, and a lobbying group warned that ISPs will pull out of
the state if the bill becomes law.
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO70301,00.html
http://virus.idg.net/ic_849720_1794_9-10000.html
La Eurocámara quiere reforzar la protección de la privacidad en
Internet (5Dias.com)
La Comisión de Derechos y Libertades de los Ciudadanos, Justicia e
Interior del Parlamento Europeo confirmó hoy los límites que deberá
tener el empleo de datos personales en las comunicaciones
electrónicas.
http://www.5dias.com/articulo.html?xref=20020419cdscdiges_1&type=Tes&anchor=cdssec
La Comisión Europea propondrá este lunes una directiva para armonizar
las normativas existentes sobre 'cibercrimen'
(delitosinformaticos.com)
El comisario europeo de Comercio y Sociedad de la Información, Errki
Liikanen, anunció hoy que la Comisión Europea propondrá este lunes
una directiva para armonizar las normativas sobre 'cibercrimen'
vigentes en cada uno de los países miembros. Así, los Quince
adoptarán una única definición legal de 'cibercrimen', que
contemplará la piratería y la difusión de virus.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101916506982938.shtml
A consumer watchdog of online retailers logs on (International Herald
Tribune)
Consumers Union, the big consumer advocacy group, has started a
division intended to bolster the credibility of Internet merchants.
The new effort is based on research conducted by the group that
indicates consumers doubt that Web sites tell the truth about privacy
policies and fraud protection or even, in some cases, about basic
information concerning prices of goods and services sold online.
http://www.iht.com/articles/55163.html
Who's a Surfer to Trust? (PC World)
Credibility and trust are in short supply in cyberspace, surveys
show--but there's hope.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,94564,00.asp
Japan Plans to Tighten Laws on Internet Child Porn (Reuters)
Japan, long accused of having a lax attitude toward child
pornography, plans to tighten its laws to make transmission of such
material over the Internet a criminal offense, government officials
said Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=843784
Hanoi Arrests Internet Dissident (Reuters)
Vietnam has arrested a dissident for publishing anti-government texts
on the Internet, authorities said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=843762
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51960,00.html
Brain Drain in Technology Found Useful for Both Sides (NY Times)
A survey seeks to illuminate the complex labor ties between Silicon
Valley and East Asia a relationship that has been criticized as
disproportionately benefiting the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/19/technology/19BRAI.html
La UE concede 446 millones a España para desarrollar las nuevas
tecnologías (delitosinformaticos.com)
La Comisión Europea dio ayer luz verde a una ayuda de 446,6 millones
de euros para el desarrollo de tecnologías de la información,
notablemente de Internet, en las regiones españolas consideradas
"objetivo 1".
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10192042336136.shtml
Ayudas para los establecimientos que facilitan el acceso a Internet
(5dias.com)
Los cibercafés se están abriendo paso como una fórmula por la que
numerosos ciudadanos pueden acceder a Internet. Las comunidades
autónomas apoyan la puesta en marcha de este tipo de establecimientos
generalmente con préstamos a bajo interés para la compra de equipos
informáticos y, en algunos casos, con la subvención de hasta un 35%
de todas las inversiones de carácter tecnológico.
http://www.5dias.com/articulo.html?d_date=20020419&xref=20020419cdscdiemp_22&type=Tes&anchor=cdsemp
AltaVista, Google Remove Controversial Links (PC World)
Search engines avoid legal action, agree to delete links to site
offering info on sabotaging railway systems.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,94843,00.asp
Larry Irving: Digital Divide Lives, Few People Care (Newsbytes)
The digital divide still is very much alive, but U.S. corporations
and the federal government have unfairly abdicated their roles in
helping to bring the Internet to U.S. citizens regardless of their
race or class, said former U.S. Commerce Undersecretary Clarence
"Larry" Irving.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176000.html
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Ban on 'Virtual' Child Porn (Law.com)
The government's effort to restrict "virtual" child pornography,
which only appears to depict minors, was swept aside by the U.S.
Supreme Court on Tuesday as a First Amendment violation.
http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZAUXD740D
Deep Linking Returns to Surface (Wired)
Hyperlinks, the little bits of code that quickly whisk Web surfers
from one site to another, may soon be forced to detour around legal
and technical "No Trespassing" signs.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51887,00.html
Music player takes on new guises (BBC)
Since its release in autumn 2000 as a device for listening to digital
music, Apple's iPod has achieved widespread popularity. By extending
the functions of their iPods beyond what it was designed to do, some
enthusiastic users are showing off a humorous, sometimes illegal, and
telling consumer trend in hi-tech gadgetry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1933000/1933142.stm
Tech Firms Help Microsoft (Washington Post)
Microsoft Corp. yesterday brought to life an ecosystem of technology
companies that it claims would suffer if antitrust sanctions sought
by state prosecutors are imposed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11978-2002Apr18.html
Microsoft pictures the future (BBC)
Microsoft is working on ways to make digital images as easy to change
and improve as text.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1936000/1936949.stm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2108764,00.html
Portable Computing? You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (PC World)
Microsoft's vision: retrieve desktop data from anywhere, rent
applications, and travel light.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,94363,00.asp
Yahoooooo! Yodeler Sues Portal Over Trademark Cry (Reuters)
Wylie Gustafson, whose Yahoo yodel captured the freewheeling spirit
of the popular Internet portal in TV and radio ads, has filed a $5
million lawsuit, claiming he has not been paid for the continued use
of his voice.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=843360
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-886738.html
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