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general internet news - 31 July
mmO2 shows its credentials on spam, porn and road safety
mm02 is the latest mobile operator to jump on the ethical
bandwagon, publishing its first corporate responsibility
report today. With the advent of picture messaging and
video phones in particular, access to adult content is in
the firing line.
http://silicon.com/news/500018-500001/1/5066.html
Key questions answered
People are clearly worried about the anti-social effects of
mobile technology. There are worries that mobile phones
may, as they get more advanced, present a danger to young
people by becoming a channel for adult content such as
pornography or gambling. We are also aware that people
worry that we are doing too little to educate our customers
about using their phones in a responsible way and without
causing a nuisance to others. They also ask if we are doing
enough to promote the safe use of phones by car drivers.
http://www.mmo2.com/docs/responsibility/opinions_keyquestions.html
What we're concerned with is legal material. As channel
providers, we are not in the censorship business. We do not
consider it our job to legislate morality. It is our
obligation to remain within the law. And to be frank,
beyond that - and regardless of your or my personal
preference - we recognise that adult content is an
inevitable part of our business. We could choose to ban all
such material on our networks, but the commercial
repercussions would be severe. And we'd be engaging in
censorship. Our main concern is minors. A mobile phone is
not like a television that can be monitored by adults.
Children carry them around without parental supervision.
Many of you, I'm sure, would like to be able to buy your
children a mobile phone and be guaranteed they'll never
receive a pornographic text message or image.
http://www.mmo2.com/docs/media/speeches_030430d.html
The tortoise, the hare and the Internet
When governments began to stake out their Internet policy
positions in the mid-1990s, there was general agreement
among countries such as Canada, the United States,
Australia, as well as the European Union, on the wisdom of
adopting a self-regulatory approach led by the private
sector.
http://shorl.com/hakadryfarofe
http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1059303727088&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851
Australian government rules out 'no spam' registry
The Australian government said today it had not explored
the possibility of instituting a national "do-not-spam"
registry similar to that being discussed in the United
States.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000048640,20276672,00.htm
Secret networks protect music swappers
They are the country clubs of the file-sharing world,
exclusive Internet networks that require knowing the right
people and having a wealth of content on your hard disk to
get into the clique.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/29/private.fileshare/index.html
Methods: describes how tests of filtering software should
be conducted and reported, and critiques some of the tests
and analyses the district court used in evaluating the
constitutionality of CIPA
http://www.si.umich.edu/~presnick/healthfiltering/CACM.pdf
FBI targets Net phoning
Internet telephone calls are fast becoming a national
security threat that must be countered with new police
wiretap rules, according to an FBI proposal presented
quietly to regulators this month.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5056424.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/networks/0,39020345,39115339,00.htm
Lawmaker wants limits to spyware
Rep. Mary Bono introduced a bill Monday that would take the
"spy" out of spyware. The Safeguard Against Privacy
Invasions Act would require companies using spyware to get
permission from computer users before installing the
software on their machines.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5057094.html
Cut down web for digitally deprived
Software which speeds up web download times has been
developed to help people in poor countries go online.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3078243.stm
Internet 'cookbook' fuels drug wars
AS a special murder task force investigates the bloody
amphetamines drug war erupting in Victoria, police around
the country have uncovered dozens of clandestine
laboratories and copies of an illegal "cookbook" found on
the internet on how to make the illicit drugs.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6835085%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Porn email surges in July
PORNOGRAPHIC email volumes increased four times from June
to July worldwide, while spam now accounts for half of all
emails sent, a new report has revealed.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6831066%5E15331%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
World Summit draft promotes access for all (Jul 28 2003
17:30)
An inter-session meeting held at UNESCO's Paris
headquarters saw the completion of a draft declaration of
principles to be considered by the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) taking place from December 10 to
12.
http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/computers/0,1009,63000,00.html
Mobile bar to u-18s accessing adult material
Parents can bar children’s mobile phones from accessing
pornography and violence thanks to Cambridge technology.
http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/view_article.asp?article_id=7794
.nz - Email is private despite company filters: Wigley
An email to a collegue qualifies as a “private
communication”, secure from unauthorised interception under
the amended Crimes Act, even though the sender may
reasonably expect it to be intercepted by spam filters and
inhouse moderators of acceptable content.
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/28ACDD0BB9A49A54CC256D710075A249
.au - Date set for Gutnick defamation case appeal
A date has been set for Dow Jones to seek special leave to
appeal an earlier Supreme Court decision to strike out
parts of its defence against a defamation action by mining
magnate Joe Gutnick.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/28/1059244530630.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6824198%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Is Internet access a human right?
Is the right to connect to the Internet as important as
access to clean water or freedom of expression?
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/business/technology/Tech3.asp
Hillary Rodham Clinton launches re-election Web site
With a slap at "right-wing" personal attacks, Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton, D-New York, on Monday launched a Web site
to promote her work in the Senate and help raise money for
her 2006 re-election campaign.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/28/hillary.clinton/index.html
.uk - Government websites address disability access law
A "severe lack of funding" could hit government targets to
make public sector websites more usable and compliant with
disability access laws.
http://www.silicon.com/news/500019-500001/1/5324.html?nl=d20030728
Cellphones banned in Iraq - again
Cellular phones have been banned in Iraq for the second
time. Deposed leader Saddam Hussein did not allow them, and
when two enterprising Arab companies took control of the
airwaves, the occupying American forces promptly shut them
down for violating tender contracts.
http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=115&art_id=qw1059444003766B262&set_id=1
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