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general internet news - 27 March
'Blogger' Salam Pax chronicles life in Baghdad under the
bombs
One of the world wide web's rising stars is a 29-year-old
Iraqi "blogger" who uses the name of Salam Pax to wryly
chronicle life in Baghdad under the bombs.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/030326/1/39ewe.html
English Al-Jazeera Website Hacked
Arab satellite TV network Al-Jazeera launched an
English-language website Monday. On Tuesday, its Web host
says it was hit with a denial-of-service attack, but an
Al-Jazeera representative blames the problem on
unexpectedly high traffic.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58200,00.html
Israel warns Web sites on war coverage
Israel's top government censor has warned Web sites in her
country not to publish sensitive information about the war
with Iraq.
http://news.com.com/1200-1028-993540.html
http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2003/03/is031903.html -
Israeli government letter
Education, filters to protect children
Is it conceivable that there can be such a thing as child
abuse online? Yes: child pornography is child abuse and the
world trade in online child-abuse images is rife.
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=features&subclass=techno&category=feature&story_id=217058&m=4&y=2003
Minneapolis librarians sue over Internet porn
A dozen Minneapolis librarians who say they were exposed to
a barrage of sexually explicit Internet material in the
downtown library are seeking their day in court.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3779744.html
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=librarianssueover1048601295&area=news
9th Circuit: Feds Can't Try Child Porn Case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a federal
child pornography law Thursday -- at least for those who
don't intend to take the material across state lines.
http://www.law.com/jsp/printerfriendly.jsp?c=LawArticle&t=PrinterFriendlyArticle&cid=1046833607281
Vietnam moves to counter internet cyber-dissidents
One of Vietnam's best-known dissidents was arrested
recently for trying to post documents on the internet, in a
sign of the regime's growing fear of losing control of the
Web.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/25/1048354572393.html
http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=115&art_id=qw1048492626905B213&set_id=1
Germany restricts game it says glorifies war
Electronic Arts, the nation's largest maker of video games,
says it is caught in the crossfire between the German and
United States governments over the Iraq war.
http://news.com.com/1200-1043-993849.html
Not Just Another World Summit
The United Nations will host a World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva this December. The
preparatory committees started last year and Africa held
one in Bamako, Mali. But why should we take any notice? UN
summits are notorious for being expensive talk shops where
the final declarations are contested to the concluding
full-stop and vacuous compromises reached at the last
second.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200303250047.html
Antigua May Fight U.S. Online Gambling Ban Plan
As legislation moves forward in Congress to ban Internet
gambling, one Caribbean island is concerned the proposed
new law will destroy licensed online casinos operating on
its shores, and deprive it from much-needed revenues.
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/2169921
InternetNZ calls for Net4U founder's head
InternetNZ is calling for the head of the founder of
Hamilton ISP Net4U following allegations that Net4U was
stealing another ISP's bandwidth.
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/ECC1DC7AC559AB80CC256CF4001F2C03
Adam Osborne, Pioneer of the Portable PC, Dies at 64
Adam Osborne became one of Silicon Valley's legends by
introducing the first portable personal computer in 1981.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/obituaries/26OSBO.html
Finns test cell phone system to monitor traffic
Finnish mobile operator Radiolinja Oy has developed
technology to monitor traffic by tracking cell phones in
cars without identifying the owner. The technology,
developed as an alternative to video-monitoring systems,
could also be used to monitor the flow of crowds at public
events or the number of cars passing roadside billboards as
a tool for advertisers.
http://virus.idg.net/ic_1258878_9677_1-5045.html
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