general internet news - 18 March

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

European Parliament adopts new measures to protect children
MEPs have adopted a range of new measures to combat illegal
content on the internet. They were particularly concerned
about the well-being of children.

http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/3649370-229?targ=1&204&OIDN=1504945&-home=home

Global weapon to fight child net porn
Police forces around the globe will soon be using software
developed in Britain as part of the worldwide fight against
child pornography.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2463305.stm

Congress cracks down on P2P porn
The U.S. Congress is targeting peer-to-peer networks
again--and this time politicians aren't fretting over music
and software piracy.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1028-992371.html

Paedophiles exploit file-sharing
Internet file-sharing services are being used by
paedophiles to swap images of children, say police.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2847223.stm
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2131873,00.html
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2131871,00.html

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4227&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

Net porn: any reasons for investigating it now?
The one thing which the Australia Institute has not told us
about the survey it commissioned about teenagers and
pornography on the internet is why the survey was carried
out now. 

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/12/1047145007515.html

Pete Townshend Off the Hook?
Pete Townshend might be able to sing "I'm Free" again--and
mean it. The Who mastermind could be close to cutting a
deal that could make his child-porn case disappear. British
authorities are considering giving him a caution for
illegally downloading kiddie porn, according to London's
Daily Mail newspaper.
 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11421,00.html

Turning a light on dark crimes
Whistle-blowing websites mean sexual predators and
paedophiles in the United States can no longer count on
anonymity to hide their crimes. 
But New Zealand is a long way from taking similar action,
although some see legislation before Parliament as a step
in the right direction.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3200724

As paedophilia and child protection issues online is a
decent part of the issues I cover here, I have recently
come across this article giving a background on what makes
a paedophile for those who are interested. It is from the
Journal of the American Medical Association.
Pedophilia
This article addresses the risk factors associated with the
psychiatric disorder pedophilia, its treatment, and
treatment outcomes. It addresses physician responsibilities
associated with case identification of victims and possible
roles in the medical management of pedophilia. The
essential feature of pedophilia is that an individual is
sexually attracted exclusively or in part to prepubescent
children. While pedophilia may be limited to fantasies and
impulses, pedophilic behaviors are the primary concern of
both the mental health and criminal justice systems. Remote
risk factors for development of pedophilia often include
the individual having been sexually abused as a child.
Proximate risk factors for its behavioral expression are
prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders and substance
abuse disorders. Current treatment goals focus on stopping
the behavior and achieving long-term behavioral control in
the community. Common treatment methods are
cognitive-behavioral, group therapy, and, when appropriate,
medications such as androgen-lowering agents that can act
as sexual appetite suppressants. Meta-analyses have
established that treatment is more effective than
nontreatment in preventing recidivism of sexual offenders
in general, a finding that has a high probability of
application to individuals with pedophilia. Pedophilia is a
chronic psychiatric disorder, but it is treatable in terms
of developing strategies for preventing behavioral
expression. Ultimately, reducing the prevalence of
pedophilic behavior requires further collaboration between
the criminal justice system and the health care
communities.
 http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n19/abs/jsc20333.html

And some responses to the article:
Medical Research in Pedophilia

http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v289n10/ffull/jlt0312-3.html


Government should control 'Net, Kaspersky says
Governments of the world have to take control of the
Internet to save it from buckling under the increasing
pressure of worms, viruses and other cyberattacks, Eugene
Kaspersky, head of antivirus research at Kaspersky Labs
Ltd. of Moscow said.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/nindex.php?secid=16&id=692836981

China arrests another Internet activist
Chinese Internet activist Zhang Yuxiang has been arrested
in the eastern city of Nanjing and is being held in a
guesthouse, New York-based Human Rights in China (HRIC)
said Saturday.

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/809274p-5752214c.html

Telstra tackles net porn scam
TELSTRA is tightening rules to stop internet users being
"dumped" on to expensive porn lines and unwittingly running
up bills of up to $30,000.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6129114%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Pakistan Creates Cyber Crime Wing 
A Pakistani security agency establishes a special arm to
combat cyber crimes. Officials want to avoid having to rely
on foreign investigators to track criminals who use the
Internet.
 http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,58033,00.html

Some Lawmakers Want Net Gambling Controls
A small bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to let states
regulate and tax Internet gambling, even as others in
Congress renew efforts to ban the burgeoning form of
wagering.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4222&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

It's time to say scram to daily diet of spam
After receiving about the 90th e-mail this year from a
desperate Nigerian national who is willing to pay for my
help moving his vast fortune into American banks, I had
what I thought was a revolutionary and vital notion.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0303080205mar08,1,3849075.column?coll=chi%2Dtechtopheds%2Dhed

U.S. Foodservice Moves to Quash Critical Web Site
U.S. Foodservice Inc. of Columbia has threatened to sue the
manager of a Web site that has posted critical statements
about the company, which is under federal investigation for
its accounting problems.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4231&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

ACA told to implement safeguards against internet dumping
(Australia)
Unexpected hefty phone bills and internet dumping could be
a thing of the past with new safeguards being formulated.
The federal government today said it had directed the
Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to implement
safeguards.

http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/13/1047431133783.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6120324%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20272869,00.htm

Mobile internet access remains unpopular in Europe, survey
Only in Germany is mobile phone internet access showing any
noticeable signs of life, with 15 per cent there logging on
to the internet from their cell phones.
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15397

Internet back after steep rise and collapse
The Internet is undergoing a revival. After two years of
painful consolidation, Internet companies are once again
the rising stars on the stock market. Despite the generally
adverse market environment, the share prices of companies
such as Amazon, Yahoo, Freenet and United Internet have
increased considerably during the past 12 months. The
reason: Those companies that have emerged trimmer and
financially stable from the recent crisis have viable
business models.

http://www.faz.com/IN/INtemplates/eFAZ/docmain.asp?rub={B1311FCE-FBFB-11D2-B228-00105A9CAF88}&doc={43874D00-DEE8-4569-83EC-B5C1CFEC15B4}

The Wrath of Spam
Spam is not far from accounting for half of the world's
e-mail traffic, prompting angst and productivity loss among
workers and massive spending by Corporate America to weed
out unsolicited messages. But getting a handle on spam is
tricky, and eliminating all junk mail from e-mail inboxes
has proved impossible so far.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19840-2003Mar13.html

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