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internet news - 25/4
Domain Name News
auDA calls for new name proposals (ZDNet)
Australia may have new second-level domains names if interested
parties can provide auDA with a sufficiently convincing arguement for
establishing them.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20264822,00.htm
Aussie Domain Name Scammers At It Again (Aardvark Net News)
Having attracted the attention of the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC) and now facing legal action over its
allegedly misleading marketing practices, the Internet Name Group
(ING) appears to have once again turned its attentions across the
Tasman.
http://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2002/n001.shtml
Los dominios terminados en '.eu' estarán próximamente a la venta
(delitosinformaticos.com)
La ministra de Ciencia y Tecnología, Anna Birulés, informó en el
Congreso que el dominio '.eu' estará disponible en los primeros meses
del próximo año.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101968809111776.shtml
Internet News
Police make 27 arrests in raids on alleged internet paedophiles
(Independent)
Dozens of suspected paedophiles, including a retired teacher and a
care worker, were arrested yesterday in one of the largest police
operations against child pornography on the internet.
...And what I thought is the most interesting part of this story are
the last 2 paragraphs:
Operation Magenta was set up after police were approached by a
Cheshire software company, SurfControl, which specialises in
filtering information on the internet, and had developed a way of
tracking users.
Steve Purdham, chief executive, said: "What a lot of paedophiles
believe is that they can hide behind the internet, sitting in their
dark bedrooms. What we have shown is that it's possible to track
people down. We've only scratched the surface so far."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=288655
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,690128,00.html
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-278406,00.html
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3R30AJF0D
Operación contra pederastas en Internet en el Reino Unido
(delitosinformaticos.com)
Según ha anunciado Europa Press, se ha llevado a cabo la mayor
operación de la historia contra los pederastas en el Reino Unido, en
la cual se han detenido al menos dieciocho personas.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10196879014401.shtml
Wiretap Bill Skirts High Court Ruling on Child Porn Law
(Washtech.com)
A week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down portions of a law
designed to combat child pornography, House lawmakers are pushing a
bill that would make it easier for law enforcement authorities to
obtain wiretaps on suspected child pornographers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42071-2002Apr24.html
Pa.'s Online Kiddie Porn Law Unconstitutional - Expert (Newsbytes)
A new Pennsylvania law that requires Internet service providers
(ISPs) to deny state residents access to Web sites that contain child
pornography will not survive a legal challenge, a constitutional law
expert said today.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176122.html
St. Louis County's regulations on video games upheld (Nando Times)
A federal judge said local governments can limit children's access to
violent or sexually explicit video games, saying games are not
constitutionally protected forms of speech.
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/379154p-3030283c.html
"The Internet is for everyone" by Vint Cerf
This document expresses the Internet Society's ideology that the
Internet really is for everyone. However, it will only be such if we
make it so.
http://rfc3271.x42.com/
Courts OKs Seizure Of Net Gambling Cash Destined For U.K. (Newsbytes)
A federal appeals court has upheld what the U.S. government says is
its right to seize revenue that was on its way to an online gambling
outfit in the U.K. where the betting was entirely legal.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176123.html
U.K. Counts Cost Of Computer Crime (Newsbytes)
Information security breaches are costing U.K. businesses around
$14.5 billion a year, equivalent to every worker in the country
taking an extra day's holiday, according to the latest figures from
the U.K. government.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176119.html
El fraude en Internet afecta más a las empresas que a los compradores
(5Dias.com)
Pese a que la desconfianza de los usuarios se erige como uno de los
grandes frenos del comercio electrónico en España, las encuestas
desvelan una realidad bien distinta. El último informe sobre comercio
minorista en la Red de la Asociación Española de Comercio Electrónico
(AECE) señala que el 6% de las empresas que venden en Internet ha
sufrido algún tipo de fraude durante el año pasado, principalmente
con tarjetas de crédito. Según la AECE, el problema afecta más a las
compañías que a los compradores.
http://www.5dias.com/articulo.html?xref=20020425cdscdiges_1&type=Tes&anchor=cdssec
Symbian calls troops to battle Microsoft (ZDNet)
Symbian Chief Executive David Levin kicked off the company's annual
developer conference here on Wednesday with a call to arms, with
Microsoft as the clear--if unstated--public enemy No. 1.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-890948.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1948000/1948381.stm
States to Gates: Here's custom-made Windows (ZDNet)
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates acknowledged Wednesday that an existing
version of Windows for ATMs and other specialized machines that lets
companies drop included components such as a browser could be
configured to run on everyday computers.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-890911.html
http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,52077,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44247-2002Apr24.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3132509.htm
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-891286.html
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=876478
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3MLEDHF0D
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/technology/25SOFT.html
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/376304p-3020963c.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000029075apr24.story
AOL Has Huge Loss; Shares Rise (Wired)
AOL Time Warner was rewarded in after-market trading Wednesday after
it accomplished an earnings feat that few would have imagined
possible.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,52090,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44304-2002Apr24.html
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=876736
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/technology/25AOL.html
FTC Shuts Down Multimillion-Dollar Porn Spam Scam (Washtech.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is moving to shut down a
multimillion-dollar e-mail scam, in which Internet users who
responded to an official-looking contest notification were funneled
into a pay-per-view adult Web site.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41268-2002Apr24.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176110.html
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/377530p-3024188c.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000029343apr25.story
"You've Just Won a Playstation 2!" - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in
Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers (FTC news release)
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/btv.htm
E-mails may trap ISPs in web of intrigue (IT World.com)
Internet service providers (ISPs) may be forced to assist in criminal
investigations and face more incidents of data surveillance if
proposed changes to the laws on e-mail interception by Australian law
enforcement agencies proceed.
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/020424ispintrigue
RIAA Exec To Congress: Get Tougher On Piracy (Newsbytes)
The recording industry group that has been a driving force behind
digital music copyright lawsuits during the past several years is
pushing Congress for more anti-piracy action.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176121.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-891521.html
Hackers turn tables on file-swapping firms (ZDNet)
Fed up with file-swapping companies that include advertising and
other features within their software, hackers are releasing 'clean'
versions onto the Internet.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109138,00.html
Help & HowTo: Klez.H (ZDNet)
The latest Klez worm is continuing to spread fast across the Internet
and attempts to disable antivirus software when activated.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109157,00.html
Software Wars: China vs. India (Wired)
The Indian software industry has been afflicted with "China-phobia"
for over a year, the fear being that its neighbor could supplant
India as the digital software giant of Asia.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51706,00.html
Whitehall failing to meet Blair's website target (Guardian)
Sixty-six government departments and quangos still do not have a
website - three years after Tony Blair committed Whitehall services
to go on-line by 2005, the National Audit Office reveals in a report
published today.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,690105,00.html
Sheffield gets the e-vote (IT Analysis)
People in Sheffield are to get the chance to vote electronically in
the forthcoming city council elections in a move designed to combat
voter apathy.
http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?id=2152
Wireless handhelds help Pepsi techs go paperless (Computer World)
Service technicians for The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG) in the
U.S. used to generate 3 million pieces of paper per year while making
routine repairs to soda fountains and vending machines. But after a
year-long roll-out of wireless handheld computers, that paper
mountain has completely disappeared.
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO70490,00.html
Council Of The European Union Resolution
Council Resolution of 1 March 2002 on the protection of consumers, in
particular young people, through the labelling of certain video games
and computer games according to age group.
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32002G0314(01)&model=guichett
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