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general internet news - 10 July
Govt forces ISPs to block `inappropriate' web sites
The government has ordered all Internet service providers
here to start blocking web sites that it deems
inappropriate.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Database/09Jul2003_data51.html
Thailand restricts online gamers
Thailand is to impose a night curfew on online gaming,
because of concerns about rising addiction rates among
young players.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3054590.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31635.html
Thus backs safe surfing for kids scheme
UK ISP Thus is calling on internet service providers to
create a working group to promote internet safety to
schoolchildren.
http://www.silicon.com/news/500016-500001/1/5050.html?nl=d20030709
Parents want better, no-cost spam filters
The IT industry has been urged to build spam filters that
work into computers and to make them available for free, if
the internet is to remain open to all.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1142143
The Internet causes sexual abuse of children
According to Norwegian police, the Internet is responsible
for an increase in the production and distribution of child
pornography, making it easier for paedophiles to live out
their fantasies.
http://www.nettavisen.no/servlets/page?section=1706&item=269412
EU: Extension of the Safer Internet Action Plan for 2003 -
2004
On 16 June the European Parliament and Council adopted the
extension of the multiannual Community Action Plan to
promote safer use of the Internet. This decision steps up
the EU’s effort to prevent illegal and potentially harmful
content on the Internet.
http://europa.eu.int/iap
SaferInternet News
The latest edition of SaferInternet News is now available.
This newsletter is also available in HTML or PDF and in
French and German. See
http://www.saferinternet.org/news/archive.asp for past and
present issues.
http://www.saferinternet.org/news/archive.asp
Man Accused of Using Web for Teen Sex
Federal authorities say a 31-year-old from Anaheim visited
a chat room to persuade a girl to meet with him. He says he
thought she was an adult.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-sex9jul09,1,7703302.story?coll=la-headlines-technology
Inmate Sought Pen Pals Online After Plea in Internet Sex
Case
Greenwich man who used the Internet to lure a 13-year-old
girl into a sexual tryst that led to her death has been
seeking pen pals over the Net while in federal custody.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/nyregion/08WEB.html
Japanese officials worry about strangers arranging suicide
pacts via the Web
The pattern has become scarily familiar. After forging a
pact with strangers over the Internet, young Japanese get
together to carry out a carefully planned task — suicide.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-07-net-suicide_x.htm
Japan: ISPs monitoring Net auctions
Internet service providers have enforced stricter bans on
sales of illegal items through Internet auction sites after
a grenade exploded at a parcel delivery company office on
June 30 on its way to a buyer.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20030709wo34.htm
NZ police get tech crime powers
POLICE and security agencies in New Zealand have been given
broad powers to intercept electronic communications after
the passage of new legislation that also boosted hacking
laws.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6699470%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Lazy Guide to Net Culture: The parsing of names
On the internet, you can change your identity in all sorts
of ways, some criminal, some merely amusing.
http://www.news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=722232003
Patent threat to NZ e-tailers
A tiny Montreal-based company with patents covering
international e-commerce transactions is flexing its
muscles, demanding New Zealand internet retailers pay
licensing fees to avoid being shut down.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3511627
Or if you read this story, the company is American!
E-tailers consider joint action on patent
An American company's demand for royalties from New Zealand
online traders has been greeted with incredulity and calls
to jointly resist paying.
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/5D539B3B3FC28E67CC256D5E0025014E
South Africa: Bridge Across Digital Divide
AFRICA's need to cross the digital divide and leverage
technological development to catch up with other nations
has been emphasised extensively by government
decision-makers during the past few years.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200307070217.html
Internet Providers Battling to Shape Spam Legislation
The debate over how best to crack down on junk e-mail has
erupted into brass-knuckle lobbying wars in several state
capitals, with some legislators accusing Microsoft Corp.
and other Internet service providers of sabotaging efforts
to craft tough anti-spam laws.
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4606&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92
Send Spammers to Jail, U.S. Lawmakers Say
E-mail "spammers" who flood Internet inboxes with millions
of unwanted, deceptive commercial pitches should face jail
time as well as financial penalties, U.S. lawmakers and law
enforcers said on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3056381
Experts Say Hacker Hype Is Threat on Its Own
After a widely publicized hacking contest failed to cause
as much damage as expected last weekend, computer security
experts are advocating a novel response for Internet
hackers out for a digital joy ride: ignore them.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3057684
Welcome to the Wi-Fi revolution
"Wireless fidelity" is allowing an ever-increasing number
of laptops and personal digital assistants (PDA) to log on
to the Internet with broadband speeds -- cable-free -- in
airports, VIP lounges, planes and hotels worldwide.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/08/biz.trav.wifi.revolution/index.html
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