general internet news - 20 March

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

Does the End Justify the Means?
If you can read this, you're probably not in Myanmar. That
country's military junta has blocked Internet access to
Wired News, as well as to most porn sites and to the
website of the Free Burma Coalition. 
If you're in China or Saudi Arabia, you'll have a hard time
viewing anti-government websites and Internet porn. And if
you're surfing the Net from one of 40 percent of the
libraries or schools in the United States, don't expect
access to websites hosted on Tripod or Geocities. 

US closes in on Net gambling ban
Senators are seeking to outlaw a 'social evil' that they
say feeds gambling addiction, while opponents argue
regulation would be more effective.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2132167,00.html

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2402193

The war will not just be televised
The internet promises to bring us a flood of information
about the Iraq conflict. But will virtual proximity lead to
real understanding.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,916824,00.html

3 Are Accused of Swindling Visitors to Internet Sex Sites
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accused three men yesterday
of exploiting people's prurient curiosity in what they
called an Internet pornography scheme that illegally billed
Web users $230 million.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/19/nyregion/19PORN.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48128-2003Mar18.html

Porn sniffer easily put off scent
Filtering software that could potentially lead to ISPs and
user IT departments being searched for illegal pornography
appears to be faulty.

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/1CEE5666A737A4B4CC256CEE00153950!opendocument


U.S. Heightens Cybersecurity Monitoring
The Department of Homeland Security is boosting efforts to
monitor the Internet for cyberterrorist and hacking
incidents as the nation readies for war against Iraq.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46583-2003Mar18.html

Joint OECD/UN/World Bank Global Forum: Integrating ICT in
Development Programmes
The adopted agenda for this forum is now available with
links to speakers presentations. Room documents and other
related documents have also been added.

http://www.oecd.org/oecd/pages/documentation/displayxml/0,3375,EN-document-13-nodirectorate-39082-13,00.html

Berkman Internet Law Program in Rio de Janeiro, March
24-28:
Registration remains open for the forthcoming spring
session of the Internet Law Program, which will be
presented jointly by the Berkman Center and the Getulio
Vargas Foundation (FGV) and will take place in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Details and registration are available.
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ilaw/brazil03/brazil.html

Berkman Registration Open for New BOLD Series: Development
and the Internet:
The Berkman Center is pleased to announce a new Berkman
Online Lecture and Discussion (BOLD) series that is free
and open to the general public: Development and the
Internet. The series will begin on March 31; learn more and
register online.
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/bold/devel03

International Technologies Group Finds New Home at the
Berkman Center:
The Information Technolgies Group, previously located at
Harvard's Center for International Development, is now
housed at the Berkman Center. Berkman fellows Geoffrey
Kirkman and Colin Maclay lead the project; details are
available.
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/itg

Berkman Center Announces the Digital Media in Cyberspace
Project:
The Berkman Center is pleased to announce Digital Media in
Cyberspace, a project aimed at extending our understanding
of the current landscape and unresolved questions related
to the distribution, use, and control of digital media.
Details are available.
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/projects/digitalmedia.html

Battle of the browsers
Jack Schofield explains why Microsoft Explorer was bound to
beat Netscape
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,914466,00.html

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