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general internet news - 7 August
Anarchist Web Site Lands Man in Jail
A federal judge sentenced a man to a year in prison Monday
for creating an anarchist Web site with links to sites on
how to build bombs.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6459469.htm
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=bombinstructionsla1060166230&area=news
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-bomber5aug05,1,7227323.story
Camp aims to beat web addiction
An innovative new camp in Germany is trying to get children
who spend too much time on the internet out of their
bedrooms and into the sunshine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3125475.stm
.uk - Public sector to take more active role in dealing
with illegal activity on the internet
Council managers and civil servants from the North West met
recently to hear about how to tackle the problem of
paedophiles using the internet to target vulnerable
children.
http://www.cw360.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=123950&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=28&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
Empirical Study on the Practice of the Rating of Films
Distributed in Cinemas Television DVD and Videocassettes in
the EU and EEA Member States
Prepared on behalf of the European Commission - Final
Report
http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/stat/studpdf/rating_final_report.pdf
Both Sides Add Porn to Debate Over File Sharing
As the battle in the courts and Congress over online music
and movie piracy intensifies, both sides are fleshing out
their cases by turning to pornography.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-piracy5aug05223421,1,3778019.story
.kr - Supreme Court Says Setting Up Link to Adult Sites Is
Violation of the Law
Setting up link to an adult Web site constitutes violation
of the law, which bans indiscreet distribution of adult
materials, the Supreme Court ruled.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2003073001778
Cicero police charge man in Internet sex sting
A Chicago man has been charged with indecent solicitation
of a child, after police said he arranged by Internet and
telephone to meet for a sexual encounter with someone he
believed to be a 16-year-old girl.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0308050135aug05,1,5487473.story
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime
Commission - Recent trends in practices and methods of
cybercrime
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/acc_ctte/cybercrime/index.htm
Submissions
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/acc_ctte/cybercrime/submissions/sublist.htm
Fortifying the In Box as Spammers Lay Siege
WHILE Congress continues to struggle with just how strict
to make laws that regulate unwanted e-mail, technology is
evolving to curb it, or at least separate the wheat from
the chaff.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/31/technology/circuits/31basi.html
Opera browser gaining users
Opera Software said Tuesday that its Web browser had been
downloaded a record 10 million times already this year,
showing growing signs of use despite Microsoft's continued
dominance.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000048630,20276875,00.htm
EFF urges RIAA to change legal tune
The Recording Industry Association of America just hired a
new CEO, at a salary of $1 million a year.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-08-04-eff_x.htm
EU antitrust regulators say Microsoft abuses continue
Accuse the company of trying to monopolize markets; backed
by new evidence.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030806.wmicro0806/BNStory/Technology/
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39115514,00.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1013360,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22516-2003Aug6.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3128621.stm
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3229642
Email users warned of new virus
A worm that spreads through email is threatening to become
one of the biggest viruses of 2003, antivirus firm Sophos
warns.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1012102,00.html
Country-coded computer worms may be ahead
Future worms could be programmed to attack only computers
within a particular country, warns one expert.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994016
Remote eye to prevent cheating
CALL it a spycam or an electronic invigilator - whatever
they end up dubbing it, the University of Newcastle reckons
it will stop online cheats.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6870197%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Phone cameras spark children fears
THE Victorian Government has called for a national
taskforce to tackle inappropriate use of mobile phone
cameras and the publishing of children's photographs on the
internet.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6873846%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
World’s first data haven on the rocks?
The world’s first 'data haven' for electronic storage
outside the jurisdiction of UK laws may be on the verge of
collapse, according to a former employee. HavenCo offers
server space on Sealand, a World War 2 platform off the
English coast.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=worldsfirstdatah1060166263&area=news
Berlin’s TV Goes Digital
The days of adjusting the antenna on the TV set to get a
clearer picture are over -- in Berlin at least. The capital
and surrounding state of Brandenburg have switched over
exclusively to digital TV.
http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1446_A_940654_1_A,00.html
Online cooperative survey to report on the whys and
wherefores of German iTV
The non-profit project between thebrainbehind and the DMMV
working group, IMMA (Interactive Mass Media Alliance),
hopes to register the opinions of hundreds of
decision-makers who have an interest in the German iTV
market.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=17095
Printers produce copies in 3D
Machines that print three-dimensional models from computer
images are being developed in the US.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3126625.stm
Single slow user can throttle wi-fi network
One user with a slow connection can slash the network's
data transfer speeds for all, researchers say.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994018
China partners
As China's industries become more open to foreign
investment, alliances with local companies represent an
attractive and profitable option for many global
corporations.
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