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general internet news - 03 July
Over 200m European internet users by 2004, survey
The IDC survey, which covers internet usage and eCommerce
in Western, Central and Eastern Europe between 2002-2006,
maintains that Germany is going to be the locus of change
as the European internet epicentre moves east.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=16906
USA - FCC official: No need to regulate ISPs
An FCC official sees no reason to investigate whether some
ISPs favor certain sites despite protests from Microsoft
and others.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1022008.html
Filters May Affect Internet Access Gap
A pregnant teenager dependent on her library's Internet
terminals is apt to find some sites that discuss abortion
blocked now that the Supreme Court has endorsed software
filters for computers at public libraries.
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4567&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92
Librarians to accept ruling on porn
Rhode Island librarians will abide by a Supreme Court
ruling that they install filtering software on public
computers, but said the action intrudes on their roles as
servants of free speech.
http://www.woonsocketcall.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8925811&BRD=1712&PAG=461&dept_id=24361&rfi=6%20
Video Games Get Updated Rating System
Four new categories designed to specify different types of
violence have been added to video game ratings.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Games-New-Ratings.html
Blocking Internet Porn in Iran
Iranian Internet 'porn' may be extremely mild by web
standards; the soft core material consists of pictures of
women with hair falling from their headscarves and showing
a little cleavage, while the hard core goes as far as
nakedness, writes Robin Bloor of Bloor Research.
Nevertheless, it doesn't amuse the mullahs of Iran.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31515.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fg-iranweb2jul02,1,3541263.story
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-07-01-iran-sites-blocked_x.htm
ISPs get code but not everyone likes it
InternetNZ claims it has support for an ISP code of
practice, though differences have arisen around how
rigorously the code should be enforced.
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/425202F25B0F99AECC256D550080BB9D
Computer viruses on the up
Computer viruses are on the rise, with one sneaky bug
topping the list for the first six months of the year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3033366.stm
Spam e-mail costs add up
Unwanted messages could cost small businesses £3,000 a
month, say experts, as MPs gear up for a spam summit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3032488.stm
Calif. Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled spammers
cannot be sued under state law for property trespass for
just sending e-mail -- a setback for Intel Corp. , which
had sued a former engineer for sending e-mails to up to
35,000 company workers.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3015511
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2136837,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/01/technology/01SPAM.html
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S103781A.PDF
Ex-Intel Coder Wins E-Mail Case
In Technology: Free speech advocates are applauding
California's Supreme Court for striking down a ruling
against Ken Hamidi, a former Intel engineer who was barred
from sending e-mails to company employees after he sent a
series of messages critical of company policies.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59450,00.html
Pressure grows over spam filtering
A third of all unwanted emails received by children are
hardcore pornography, according to new research.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/spam/story/0,13427,988833,00.html
Anti-spam legislation: Chocolate teapot or Holy Grail?
Today the UK government sent out a rallying cry in the
fight against spam, with the inaugural Spam Summit,
organised by the All Party Internet Group.
http://www.silicon.com/leader/165-500001/1/4939.html?nl=20030702
Politicians Call for Global War on E-Mail Spam
Politicians and industry officials on Tuesday called for
new global laws to block the flow of spam, unsolicited
e-mails that clog in-boxes and threaten to destabilize the
world's computer networks. Lawmakers in Europe, the U.S.
and Australia are in the process of drafting laws that
would criminalize the delivery of unwanted bulk e-mails.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3019424
ILAW: Jonathan Zittrain on Internet Technology
Jonathan Zittrain's assignment this morning (1 July) @
ILAW: explaining the basics of how the Internet works. The
goal: to provide a framework upon which participants who
aren't necessarily Internet-savvy can hang future
discussion, and to do it in such a way that those who are
do not fall asleep. It being 9:00 a.m. on this coast, an
ambitious undertaking. Which perhaps is why they chose JZ
for the job.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=26
Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy
An array of service providers are expanding their
collection and use of consumers' e-mail addresses and other
personal information, despite broad assurances to honor
consumers' choices about how much marketing they want to
receive.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54888-2003Jun30.html
USA - Bill would require hacking disclosures
Embarrassed businesses and government agencies would have
to notify consumers under a proposed law if hackers break
into computers and steal some types of personal
information, including Social Security numbers, driver's
license numbers and credit card information.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/06/30/hacker.bill.ap/index.html
Iraq's media free-for-all
All over central Iraq, independent radio and television
stations are suddenly emerging to fill the void left by the
destruction and collapse of the old national broadcaster.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3023752.stm
File-Sharing Firms Plan European Lobbying Effort
Internet file-sharing firms are forming a lobbying group in
Europe to defend their business interests against media
companies trying to force them out of business, a member of
the coalition told Reuters on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3013148
FCC official: No need to regulate ISPs
There is no need for the Federal Communications Commission
to adopt rules to address concerns that high-speed Internet
service providers will favor some Web sites over others, an
agency official said on Friday.
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-1022008.html
Netscape updates browser despite Andreessen's gloom
Netscape has released a new version of its browser days
after its founder characterised the browser market as an
"embarrassment".
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2136901,00.html
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3020749
Pupils learn in wi-fi wood
Wireless networks and handheld computers are being used to
teach children about nature.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035372.stm
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