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internet news - 31 January
Safer Internet events, Luxembourg on 27/ 28 February 2003
Two Safer Internet events are taking place in Luxembourg on
27/ 28 February 2003.
27 February 2003 - A workshop on "Quality labels for
websites - alternative approaches to content rating" is
being held on 27 February.
28 February 2003 - On 28 February the SIFKAL project,
co-funded under the Safer Internet Action Plan, is
organising a workshop on "legal and pedagogical aspects of
a Safer Internet".
http://www.saferinternet.org/news/Events-feb2003.asp
Sex laws shake-up unveiled
Adults who befriend children online with the intention of
abusing them, and couples who have sex outdoors, face jail
under new laws.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2704091.stm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2129591,00.html
250,000 BRITS FACE CHILD PORN PROBE
A QUARTER of a million British men may have used their
credit cards to access internet child porn, it was claimed
last night.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12573669&method=full&siteid=50143
Banning racism on the internet
Internet material that incites hatred, discrimination or
violence is the subject of a new international treaty which
opened for signature in Strasbourg today. Many countries
are expected to sign-up, which will oblige them to
criminalise racist and xenophobic material on the net.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=banningracismonth1043765078&area=news
Canada pursues strategy to thwart Internet-based child porn
Canada said Tuesday it was creating a national strategy to
dismantle Internet-based child pornography by combining
efforts by national and local police forces across the
country.
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/739455p-5379326c.html
Logjam blocks HK child porn laws
Authorities in the U.S. and U.K. say they are closing the
net on online pedophiles, but the crackdown stops at
China's borders where a legal bind is making child porn
permissible.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/01/27/china.childporn/index.html
MPs urge changes to net snooping laws
An influential group of MPs has attacked government plans
for internet snooping. Legislation that requires net data
to be stored for the use of law enforcers are contradictory
and unworkable, the All Party Internet Group (APIG) has
concluded.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2702889.stm
Internet cafe opens on Mount Everest
The highest web cafe in the world - and probably the most
expensive. The grandson of Sherpa Tensing will be opening
one of the world's highest internet cafes in March.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1138335
In Net Attacks, Defining the Right to Know
As more companies are hit by hackers and cybercrime, the
question for many computer users is, how much do consumers
need to know?
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/technology/circuits/30secu.html
Internet attack rattles assumptions
The weekend attack on the Internet is exposing
vulnerabilities in the nation's most important electronic
systems.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-030128internet,1,7307808.story?coll=chi%2Dtechtopheds%2Dhed
Internet Worm Unearths New Holes
Attack Reveals Flaws in How Critical Systems Are Connected:
The computer bug that ravaged systems throughout the world
over the weekend showed how the increasing use of the
Internet by businesses, banks and local governments has
created vulnerabilities where few ever suspected them.
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4108&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92
EU Microsoft ruling seen having big impact
EU privacy watchdogs are expected today to prescribe
changes to Microsoft's customer authentication system
Passport, a decision that will impact all companies
conducting business on the Internet.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2128706
Global Corruption Report: journalists are key to fight
corruption
The 2003 annual report on global corruption underlines the
media's role in the fight against corruption, calls for
better access to government-held information and states
that companies are somewhat less likely to bribe now than
before.
http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/3089310-694?targ=1&204&OIDN=1504570&-home=home
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