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some Internet news
this time the news comes from sunny southern Germany!!!
Cheers
David
Your number's up on the net
TECHNOLOGY that will give individuals a single "number for life"
could be introduced in Australia within three years.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4443099%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Napster files for bankruptcy
NAPSTER, the once wildly popular music-swapping website that was
effectively shut down by the courts last year, has filed for Chapter
11 bankruptcy protection.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4446652%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Germany shifts to open source
THE German Government said it had agreed with computer maker IBM to
increase the use of open-source software on its computers, a move
aimed at reducing dependence on US software giant Microsoft.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4446664%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Censor law not so bad: survey
THE impact of censorship legislation on ISPs has not been as bad as
was once feared, according to research.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4441259%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Wild About Wi-Fi
Rising from the grass roots, high-speed wireless Internet connections
are springing up everywhere. Tune in, turn on, get e-mail. Sometimes
for free.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/760402.asp
In Terror War, Privacy vs. Security
Search for Illicit Activities Taps Confidential Financial Data
In the amorphous war on terrorism, government officials believe they
have a new weapon: the growing number of financial institutions that
use powerful technology to monitor confidential customer activity and
report suspicious behavior to law enforcement and intelligence
officials.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49323-2002Jun2.html
US OPPOSES EXPANSION OF WIPO MANDATE ON DOMAIN NAMES (from BNA
Internet Law News)
BNA's E-Commerce Law Daily reports that the U.S. expressed
opposition to a WIPO proposal to expand the UDRP to country
names and the names of international organizations at a
meeting in Geneva last week. The report suggest that only
the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand opposed the
WIPO secretariat proposal. The proposal is nevertheless
likely to be recommended for adoption at the next WIPO
annual meeting in September.
Cannibals in cyberspace
The issue of Internet governance has all the appeal of a rare
intestinal disease and less political clout than an orphan drug.
There is no Julia Roberts waiting in the wings to testify before
Congress on behalf of democratic values in cyberspace. So as the
private body tasked with overseeing the stability of the Internet
hovers on the brink of disaster it comes as no surprise that few are
aware of the situation and that even fewer care.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/759558.asp
Turkish internet law faces strong opposition
A new Turkish law that groups the internet under the same controls as
the rest of the country’s media are facing harsh criticism from
users, service providers and the European Union.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=10717
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