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general internet news - 15 July
And a happy Bastille Day to all those in France!!!
Cheers
David
Fighting for the Right to Communicate
A ruling in the case of Intel v. Hamidi, issued just two
weeks ago, has already come to be viewed as a landmark
decision affecting the future of the Internet.
...
Two weeks ago, the California Supreme Court overturned two
lower court decisions and sided with Mr. Hamidi rather than
Intel, arguing that Intel could not properly use state
trespass laws to block Mr. Hamidi's e-mail messages since
its property had not been damaged by them.
Already, the ruling has come to be viewed as a landmark
decision affecting the future of the Internet. Other states
are likely to follow California's legal precedent,
according to lawyers, legal scholars and cyberspace rights
advocates. The decision is not expected to be appealed to
the United States Supreme Court, since "trespass" is a
state issue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/13/technology/13CASE.html
Is There a There There?: Towards Greater Certainty for
Internet Jurisdiction - Michael Geist
The unique challenge presented by the Internet is that
compliance with local laws is rarely sufficient to assure a
business that it has limited its exposure to legal risk.
Since websites are accessible worldwide, the prospect that
a website owner might be haled into a courtroom in a faroff
jurisdiction is much more than a mere academic exercise, it
is a very real possibility.
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/journals/btlj/articles/vol16/geist/geist.pdf
If you want to know where this Google/WMD thing came from,
see the story below:
The war on the web
Anthony Cox describes how his spoof error page turned into
a 'Google bomb' for weapons of mass destruction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,994880,00.html
.uk - Oftel sets new rules under Communications Directives
Oftel yesterday set conditions that operators will need to
meet from 25th July in order to provide electronic
communications networks and services, covering reliability
and interconnection arrangements with other networks.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=oftelsetsnewrules1057854690&area=news
.th - 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/090703_Database/09Jul2003_data51.html
U.S. Launches Operation to Stop Child Predators
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday will
launch an operation to help protect children from
pornographers, child prostitution rings, Internet predators
and human traffickers, officials said.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3059188
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59581,00.html
Supremely Blocked: Libraries and Filters
When the Supreme Court ruled last month that public
libraries must install anti-pornography filtering software
on their computers as a condition of federal funding, child
safety advocates called it a landmark decision for the
rights of children. The decision also applies to public
schools although that portion of the law wasn't challenged.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2234181
Porn Purveyors Getting Squeezed
That's the threat Internet smut-slingers say they've been
receiving from a hacker with a vendetta against the adult
industry. And it appears to be more than just tough talk.
Several sites have been temporarily taken offline in the
last 10 days, battered by massive denial-of-service
attacks, according to website operators.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59574,00.html
Judge: Violent-game law stifles speech
A federal judge says a Washington law is both too broad,
restricting free speech, and too narrow, since it only
addresses virtual violence against police.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-1025032.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1025032.html
Home PCs suffer porn hijack
Home PCs are being hijacked to act as surrogate servers for
spammers and pornographers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3064125.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/11/technology/11HACK.html
Hackers find way for porn sites to hijack computers
Hackers, possibly based in Russia, have hijacked the
computers of unsuspecting internet users for pornographic
websites. Researchers believe more than 1,000 computers
have been taken over.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,996900,00.html
Internet Chat Seen as Tool to Teach Theft of Credit Cards
On Tuesday morning, one Internet chat group called #ccpower
was bustling. A user there was selling credit card numbers,
obtained illegally online, for 50 cents to $1 each, another
was accusing other sellers of stolen credit card numbers of
cheating, and yet another user wanted lessons on cracking
into online sites containing credit card information.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/technology/14NET.html
China launches 'sex website'
China has launched what is believed to be the first website
aimed at giving young Chinese people advice on sexual
health.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3059267.stm
Latest Nigerian email scam comes from above
The latest variant of the Nigerian email scam to hit
mailboxes has a decidedly religious angle. And there's
apparently nothing illegal about the money which the good
soul perpetrating the scam is trying to invest.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/14/1058034915432.html
Pervs dodging court rap
PERVERTS who pay for child porn on the internet are
escaping shameful court appearances under a new official
policy.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003272479,00.html
Cybercrime worries Aust businesses
Australian organisations are increasingly concerned about
the threat of cybercrime, with 37 percent of respondents to
a recent survey perceiving it as a threat within the next
five years.
http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.cfm?ID=9&Art_ID=12358
Number of mainland China's netizens to reach 80 mln by end
of 2003
http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Chin&pg=0&id=5648431&req=
Led by Intel, True Believers in Wi-Fi Say It Will Endure
Is the Wi-Fi boom about to bust? Even though that has
lately become the fashionable view, the answer is probably
no.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/technology/14WIFI.html
Online database despite concern
The Government is ploughing ahead with a national identity
database to allow access to Government services online. But
people may be at a disadvantage if they lack internet
access or computer skills or do not want to be on the
database due to privacy worries.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3512028
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