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general internet news - 28 July
.uk - Unsupervised teen net use rises
More young people say they are browsing the internet
without any adult supervision.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/3097533.stm
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_803035.html?menu=news
Good practice guidelines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2631585.stm
UK tracks web pedophiles
UK POLICE have unveiled their latest weapon to catch
pedophiles on the internet: a computer database containing
the images of hundreds of thousands of children who have
been abused.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6807869%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Parents ignore online safety for kids
PC World has criticised parents for what it calls "a
staggering lack of concern" about children being exposed to
unsuitable content and dangerous strangers online.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1142591
Young men 'download illegal porn'
These days it is likely to be internet-savvy young men,
living at home with their parents who are trading illegal
pornography, says an NZ report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3095271.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31978.html
Hi-tech tool against paedophiles unveiled
Internet offenders could be tracked via the victims
A computer database which can identify paedophiles and
their victims within seconds has been unveiled by police.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3091663.stm
Libraries get a break on Net filters
Under a deadline set Thursday, libraries have an extra year
to comply with a controversial law that says if they accept
federal funds, they must install Internet filtering
software.
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5053614.html
Supreme Court ruling keeps in place Internet filter law
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the
Children’s Internet Protection Act could have unintended
consequences for gay teens.
http://www.houstonvoice.com/2003/7-25/news/national/internet.cfm
CIPA-regulated filters fall far short
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which became
law in 2000 and which was upheld as constitutional by the
U.S. Supreme Court last month, requires schools and
libraries that receive certain federal funds to implement
technology to block obscene visual depictions, child
pornography and material that is harmful to minors. In
response to CIPA, schools and libraries have installed
Internet blocking software. However, a recent study by the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Online Policy
Group (OPG) concludes that the blocking software used is
not accomplishing the purposes of CIPA, blocking
appropriate materials and by failing to block inappropriate
content.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/ericjsinrod/2003-07-22-sinrod_x.htm
Bosses face new law over blocking email
Employers who use computer software to intercept, filter or
block their workers' email could face fines of up to
R2-million when a communications act regulating the sector
comes into operation.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20030724050939685C677386
Researchers put figure on online game sector losses
The Kasikorn Thai Research Centre (KRC) has forecast that
some 304.5 million baht in revenue will be lost by online
game operators and related business providers during the
two-and-a-half months when they are forced to close early.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/230703_Database/23Jul2003_data51.html
Internet Booms in Baghdad with Phone Lines a Mess
Baghdad entrepreneur Nasier Kattan cannot phone home from
the Botan Cafe he partly owns -- the phone lines simply
don't work.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3158663
US internet users want antispam registry, says senator
http://www.cw360.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=123668&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=20&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
Anti-Porn Bill Targets File Sharing
Online file-swapping services would be required to get
parental consent before allowing children to use their
software under a new bill to be introduced today in
Congress.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41330-2003Jul24.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-downloading-music,1,4326904.story
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59756,00.html
Australia considers sending spammers to jail
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2138164,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/spam/story/0,13427,1005158,00.html
Reporters Without Borders suspended for one year from UN
commission on human rights
Reporters Without Borders's consultative status with the
United Nations commission on human rights has been
suspended for one year on Cuba's initiative. The
organisation condemns this "unfair decision" and proposes a
radical overhaul of the commission in a report entitled
Wheeling and dealing, incompetence and "non-action."
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7619
Commission warns Greece over ban on computer games
The European Commission has sent Greece a warning over a
piece of its legislation passed last year which bans the
use of electronic games in the country, even at home,
albeit the law was intended only to curb the use of
gambling machines.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=commissionwarnsgre1058955426&area=news
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2138095,00.html
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