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general internet news - 24 July
The Iraqi media three months after the war : a new but
fragile freedom
Reporters Without Borders, which has just visited Baghdad,
is issuing a report on the freedom of the Iraqi news media
three months after the end of the war. Mushrooming print
media, Internet and satellite dishes (picture) testify to
real diversity of news and information but this new freedom
is threatened by violent crime and restrictions imposed by
the coalition forces.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7587
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7586 (Espanol)
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7575 (Francais)
US Senate blocks funding for computer dragnet
The US Senate has voted to cut off funding for a widely
criticized computer-surveillance program that would comb
travel records, credit-card bills and other private records
to sniff out suspected terrorists.
http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/computers/0,1009,62725,00.html
APEC Takes Aim at Cyber Crime, Virus Writers
Fighting computer hackers, virus writers and other "cyber
criminals" will be a key theme of a U.S.-sponsored meeting
of Asia-Pacific government officials in Thailand next week,
organizers said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3114425
ReplayTV's New Owners Drop Features That Riled Hollywood
The development of consumer-friendly electronics products
may be a hallmark of the digital age, but that engineered
friendliness is not always appreciated in Hollywood.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/21/technology/21REPL.html
China will censor text messages
Chinese authorities plan to monitor text messages, adding
them to a list that already includes email, Web sites and
Internet chatrooms.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2137934,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3083269.stm
ALA cancels discussion on filtering pornography
The American Library Association on Friday canceled a
meeting with software developers over how to meet new
requirements to block pornography at libraries' Internet
terminals.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-07-18-filtering_x.htm
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6335145.htm
.au - Police target free email
THE Federal Police is talking with the major free email
providers in the hope of making it easier to trace suspects
who use the accounts for crimes like fraud and paedophilia.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6786644%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
.au - Online sex abuse police plan
A NEW national body could be formed to investigate child
sexual abuse online, amid concerns that the internet is
allowing paedophiles to 'groom' children before abusing
them.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6786647%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Cyber sex lures love cheats
Growing numbers of married people are turning to internet
chat rooms for sexual thrills, a US study has found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3083173.stm
Internet censorship fails to tell the good from the bad -
comment
It seemed like a great idea. Install filtering software on
my computer and, voila, no more spam, no unsolicited
pornography, no more penis enlargement advertisements or
begging letters from Africa.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3513675
Chinese Net population hits 68 million
Internet subscribers in China grew by 8.9 million during
the past six months.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2137927,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3086391.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1003832,00.html
Jacko wacko over file swap jail threat
Music legend Michael Jackson has described himself as
"speechless" that users of internet file sharing services
may face jail if new laws are introduced in the US.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1142491
.au - Anti-spam laws outlined
NEW laws to create an enforced ban on spam would be
introduced later this year, Communications Minister Richard
Alston confirmed today.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6798220%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.cfm?ID=9&Art_ID=12471
.de - Putting the Lid on Spam
Germany is due to pass legislation in the fall to restrict
the mailing of spam. The unsolicited E-mail causes an
estimated €2.5 billion in damages yearly.
http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1446_A_925085_1_A,00.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6791927%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
Swap songs? You may be on record industry's hit list
Online swappers wondering whether their names are on the
record industry's hit list can check online to see if
they're among 871 whose identities were subpoenaed in the
first step of unprecedented mass legal action to stem Net
piracy.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-21-swappers_x.htm
Schools Call Music-Use Subpoenas Illegal
Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology have moved to quash subpoenas seeking the names
of students suspected of Internet music piracy, saying
they're illegal because they weren't filed properly.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32245-2003Jul23.html
U.S. Internet Gambling Crackdown Sparks WTO Complaint
The World Trade Organization today said it will appoint a
three-member panel to determine if U.S. efforts to crack
down on offshore Internet gambling operations violate
international trade accords.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24490-2003Jul21.html
.au - Net cybercrime code released
LAW enforcement agencies have welcomed today's release of
the Internet Industry Association's draft cybercrime code
of conduct, which will govern relations between ISP and
official investigators.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6786712%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
http://www.iia.net.au/cybercrime_code_v2.doc
Deep links are legal in Germany. Official
Deep-linking has won the legal thumbs-up in Germany. The
Germany Federal Court of Justice ruled Friday, July 18,
that Paperboy, an online search engine, neither violated
copyright nor competition law.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31838.html
A NEW REMEDY FOR BLOATING AND FLATULENCE?
If you experience irregular bloating, flatulence, or other
unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms, you may have
fructose intolerance. A study published in the June 2003
issue of the "American Journal of Gastroenterology"
suggests the intolerance is a common and under-recognized
problem.
Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of
Medicine studied 183 people who had unexplained and
undiagnosed digestive symptoms, such as those associated
with fructose intolerance. After drinking a solution equal
to the amount of fructose found in three glasses of apple
juice, 75 percent of the participants experienced abdominal
pain. Of those testing positive to a fructose breath test
measuring levels of methane and hydrogen gases, almost 90
percent had elevated levels of hydrogen, and 11 percent had
higher than average levels of methane. Methane and hydrogen
appear when people are unable to absorb fructose in the
small intestine; instead, it travels to the colon, where it
ferments and releases hydrogen and methane gases-the cause
of pain, bloating, and flatulence.
Fructose is found in abundance in juices, sodas,
high-fructose corn syrup, honey, apples, pears, peaches,
and oranges. With the larger portions of food that
Americans now consume, fructose intolerance has become more
common. If you experience symptoms, ask your doctor for a
fructose breath test, limit high-fructose foods, and leave
enough time between consumption of foods with high-fructose
levels to help avoid discomfort.
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