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general internet news - 21 April
CyberStalking Is Increasing
Cyberstalking -- stalking individuals via the Internet --
is increasing across America according to a study released
Thursday by Wired Safety, an online safety and help group.
While women remain the most likely targets of
cyberstalkers, the study found that female cyberstalkers
are also increasing in number.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2193131
FTC targets porn spam operation
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on a
pornographic spam operation that it says has grossed more
than $1 million in commissions and nearly 50,000 consumer
complaints from a recent bulk e-mail campaign.
http://news.com.com/2100-1024-997329.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/04/17/ftc.spam.ap/index.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48121-2003Apr17.html
Author takes Gutnick decision to UNHCR
There is a new twist in the court battle between Melbourne
businessman Joseph Gutnick and US publisher Dow Jones over
an article on the Internet.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s835716.htm
Many Americans Still Aren't Going Online -
Forty-two percent of Americans still don't use the Internet
and the majority of them do not believe they ever will,
according to a new study.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41817-2003Apr16.html
Summary Record of the Joint OECD Joint OECD/UN/World Bank
Global Forum: Integrating ICT in Development Programmes
The complete Summary Record of the forum is now available.
http://www.oecd.org/oecd/pages/documentation/displayxml/0,3375,EN-document-13-nodirectorate-40493-13,00.html
Development of wireless local area networks in OECD
countries
Wireless technology provides business executives, office
workers, small businesses and residential users with
expanded opportunities to connect to the Internet outside
the limited area dictated by fixed networks.
http://www.oecd.org/pdf/M00040000/M00040494.pdf
March 2003 Internet Usage Stats
The average Internet activity — both at work and at home —
in March 2003 for surfers in the U.S., UK, and Australia,
as reported by Nielsen//NetRatings Inc.
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,,5931_2192741,00.html
The browser turns 10
It was 10 years ago when the first Mosaic browser was
released. Little did the inventors know that their pet
project would fundamentally change everyday life. A ZDNet
News Focus.
http://zdnet.com.com/2251-1110-997292.html
Everything you wanted to know about open source licensing
Despite the success of the Linux operating system and the
open source movement in general, there is still a lack of
understanding about the basics of open source. To the
outsider, the open source concept seems confusing and
almost nonsensical. But, when you look beyond the surface
and try to understand the open source model, it starts to
make sense. You may even look upon it as a new business
paradigm.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/160403_Database/16Apr2003_datacol05.html
Films altered to foil camcorder pirates
Hollywood sends enforcers with night-vision goggles into
movie theaters and puts metal detectors outside advance
screening rooms, but still the industry can't stop pirates
from recording films. So the movie industry is trying to
fight back with a high-tech solution of its own.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/04/19/camcorder.piracy.ap/index.html
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