general internet news - 17 April

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

America Online files 5 anti-spam lawsuits
America Online has filed five federal lawsuits targeting
spammers it accuses of sending some 1 billion junk e-mail
messages promoting mortgages, steroids and pornography to
its subscribers.

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/854902p-5988534c.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-aol-spam,1,2762942.story?coll=chi%2Dtechtopheds%2Dhed
 http://news.com.com/2100-1032-996899.html

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TQSTD2LX0LZBKCRBAEZSFFA?type=technologyNews&storyID=2569760

AU Net industry organises anti-spam drive
Following calls by the National Office for the Information
Economy for Internet Service Providers to make
spam-filtering tools affordable, the Internet Industry
Association (IIA) has stepped forward with free trials of
various anti-spam products next month.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20273780,00.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/16/1050172625254.html
Australia needs spam laws: govt report

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20273765,00.htm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6293171%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2574099

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/16/1050172637433.html

Idaho man takes junk e-mail senders to court
Kevin Wilson is on a mission to rid his e-mail of unwanted
electronic advertisements.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-04-14-spam-court_x.htm

US.gov builds huge child porn database
A huge database system designed to find sexually abused
children is under development in the US. But legal
restrictions mean that the project is unlikely to be
replicated in the UK.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30245.html

Wacky Iraqi Minister a Web Star 
Many in the press dismissed Iraq's Information Minister as
a liar or a crackpot, but he's fast becoming an online
celebrity thanks to his sense of black humor.
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,58452,00.html

Anti-piracy plan sets locks on data 
A prominent computer security researcher has proposed a
technical solution over how best to protect digital content
from consumer piracy.
 http://www.iht.com/articles/93332.html

Browser wars: High price, huge rewards
When Microsoft saw Netscape's browser as a threat to its
future, the company poured millions into research,
marketing and legal fees. But the victor gets the spoils.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-996866.html


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