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general internet news - 10 June
Proposed European cybercrime agency could be axed
The European Commission’s plans to set up a new agency to
combat cybercrime could be shelved due to attempts by
member state government to too closely monitor the new
agency, said spokespeople for the European Union.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=16638
EU cybercrime plans may be put on hold
http://www.silicon.com/news/500022-500001/1/4528.html?nl=d20030606
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1013133.html
EU States Seek Tighter Control of Cybercrime Agency
The European Commission warned on Thursday that governments
are saddling a new EU anti-cybercrime agency with red tape,
weakening its ability to combat hacking, virus attacks and
other threats.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=5FBTENP0SEZZWCRBAEZSFEY?type=internetNews&storyID=2884711
Protection Of Children On The Internet
· Is industry responding to the challenges?
· Is co-regulation, as advocated by the Committee,
preferable to self-regulation as advocated by the European
Commission?
These are two key questions that 70 participants, attending
a hearing organised by the EESC at its headquarters (Rue
Ravenstein, 2, Brussels), will be answering on 5th June
between 14:30 and 17:30.
The hearing, organised by the TEN (Transport, Energy,
Infrastructure and Information Society) Section of the
Committee will be opened by its President Mr Graf von
Schwerin, followed by Mrs Ann Davison, EESC rapporteur on
the subject of Internet child safety. Approximately 70
participants have been invited, including representatives
of industry and major European associations that are
involved in protecting children. The European Commission
will also be represented.
http://www.esc.eu.int/pages/en/acs/press_rels/cp_eesc_37_2003_en.doc
Chatroom abuser 'groomed' girls, 13
There was growing pressure last night to close a legal
loophole that saw a paedophile yesterday get a three-year
jail sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl he
had met in an internet chatroom by posing as a 19-year-old.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/child/story/0,7369,972629,00.html
Safer Internet News
The latest edition of Safer Internet News is now available.
It is available in English, French and German.
http://www.saferinternet.org/news/archive.asp
Internet providers fighting bulk e-mailings
A Christian Internet service provider in Putnam County is
fighting to protect customers from pornographic bulk e-mail
and other spam.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-06-04-isp-spam-fight_x.htm
Independent news website blocked on Tiananmen massacre
anniversary
Reporters Without Borders today protested against the
blocking of all access to the independent website Bumei
Zhiye on the 14th anniversary of the Tiananmen square
massacre on 4 June, in an evident attempt by the
authorities to prevent any pro-democracy messages and
criticism of the government.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7075
Access to South Asia Tribune website blocked
Reporters Without Borders protested today at the Pakistan
government's blocking of access to the South Asia Tribune,
a US-based investigative news website that campaigns for
independent journalism in Asia. Editors of the site, which
appears to have been blocked because of its criticism of
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, have posted a new
address to get round the ban.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7051
Canadian Court ruling weakens privacy of e-mail
A court case in New Brunswick has prompted legal experts to
warn that e-mail accounts are not nearly as private as many
people believe.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030606.waliant0606/BNStory/Technology
USA - Government forms cybersecurity unit
The Department of Homeland Security says it has created a
new division to "protect the nation's critical
infrastructure assets."
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1014067.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24147-2003Jun6.html
Government Seeks New Cybersecurity Chief
http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/a/w/1151/6-6-2003/20030606134501_04.html
New Probe in EU Microsoft Case - Source
The European Commission has started digging anew to find
out if Microsoft abused its dominance in PC operating
systems by incorporating its Media Player software into
Windows.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2890445
European Regulators Seek More Evidence in Microsoft Inquiry
European competition regulators are seeking more evidence
in their investigation of Microsoft, a move expected to
delay further the five-year-old antitrust inquiry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/06/technology/06SOFT.html
The Man Pushing America to Get on the Internet Faster
Peter K. Pitsch, a self-described staunch free-market
Republican, is pressing the government for a national
Internet policy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/technology/09PETE.html
Packet tracking promises ultrafast internet
Fast TCP can run on existing infrastructure, but would
allow a whole movie to be downloaded in just five seconds
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993799
New system to speed up Net downloads
Scientists in California are working on a fast new Internet
connection system that could enable an entire movie to be
downloaded in a matter of seconds.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=7029
Pick a Language, Any Language
Researchers in computational linguistics are building a
translation engine that can be retooled quickly to
translate any language into English. It's part of a DARPA
challenge to develop translation services that can adapt at
a moment's notice, whenever foreign policy demands.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59093,00.html
Bugbear.B virus given high threat warning
Warnings of a new computer virus, Bugbear.B, were issued
yesterday, as it began to spread worldwide. While hard to
spot, it has the potential to allow a hacker to extract
confidential information from infected PCs.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=bugbearbvirusgive1054900666&area=news
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/06/08/computer.worm/index.html
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