general internet news - 4 September

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Safer Internet plus 2004 - 2008 Public Consultation 
The Commission is making preparations for proposing a
follow-up programme covering the period 2005 - 2008, the
Safer Internet plus programme, including getting input from
interested parties. A public consultation will take place
in Luxembourg on Friday 12 September 2003.

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/programmes/iap/index_en.htm

Safer Internet Newsletter #28
The September edition of this newsletter for awareness
raisers in the EU Safer Internet programme is now
available.
 http://www.saferinternet.org/news/archive.asp
 

The Biggest 419 Affair Ever, London Court Hunts 10
Nigerians, 6 Banks And 5 Indians
The trial of suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua in a Lagos
court is a child's play compared to the mind boggling
revelations in a London court about how a group of Nigerian
fraudsters, in collaboration with some Asians, looted a
Brazilian bank of $242 million, into liquidation.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200309020549.html

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2003/09/01/news/casper/1a6b4a9941c1dd0b7d0eee90e5bbb571.txt

.uk - Overbroad subpoenas sent to ISPs may be criminal
A subpoena sent to an ISP requiring the production of
copies of all the e-mails sent or received by a customer
“without limitation as to time and scope” may violate the
US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, an appeals court ruled
last week.

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=overbroadsubpoenas1062497857

Hacking-by-subpoena ruled illegal
Issuing an egregiously overbroad subpoena for stored e-mail
qualifies as a computer intrusion in violation of
anti-hacking laws, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday,
deciding a case in which a litigant in a civil matter
subpoenaed every single piece of e-mail his courtroom
adversary sent or received.
 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6837

Al-Jazeera launches English Web site
The popular Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera officially
launched its English Web site yesterday, five months after
hackers brought down a temporary site at the height of the
Iraq war.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20278035,00.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2003-09-02-al-jazeera-english_x.htm

Parents Take Web Access From Naughty Kids
In a UCLA survey of U.S. households with children, 37
percent reported last year that they take away their kids'
Internet privileges when they misbehave, up from 31 percent
two years earlier.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4829&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/high_tech/1700/9-2-2003/20030902071508_42.html

New AU laws to target online porn, e-crime
Senator Richard Alston, the Minister for Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts, has flagged new laws
to crack down on Internet harassment and usage of the
medium to advocate violence.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000048620,20277544,00.htm

AU's legacy could threaten ICT: Report
Australia's economic, social and regulatory structures
could stop the information and communications technology
sector from enjoying the same level of success from
2003-2008 as it did during the last five years, a new
government report claims.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20276433,00.htm

.au - IIA Guide for Internet Users - information about
online content
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has prepared the
following guide to assist Australian Internet users
understand Australia's co-regulatory framework for online
content, pursuant to the requirements of legislation
introduced by the Australian parliament in 1999. The new
regulatory regime commenced on 1 January 2000 and places
certain obligations on Internet Service Providers and
Internet Content Hosts. It also requires the development of
industry codes of practice.
 http://www.iia.net.au/guideuser.html
 
Asian trio seeks to replace Windows
The governments of China, Korea and Japan are reportedly
closer to signing a deal to codevelop an open-source
replacement for Microsoft's Windows operating system.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5070335.html

.au - Telstra goes open-source
TELSTRA has nailed its colours firmly to the mast of open
source software, creating a nightmare for Microsoft and
sending shivers through traditional platform providers.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7136841%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Study: Americans Fear Terrorist Cyberattacks
Some industry analysts consider this level of concern a
triumph of sorts, signifying that their lobbying efforts
and public awareness campaigns have had an effect.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17256-2003Sep2.html

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-08-30-cyberterror_x.htm

http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030902.gtwebalersept2/BNStory/Technology/

.za - Law Commission Issues Papers On Stalking, Privacy
The SA Law Reform Commission on Thursday published three
issue papers for general information and public comment,
dealing with stalking, privacy and data collection, and
prescription periods.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200308290029.html
 http://wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za/salc/issue/issue.html

.au - Privacy complaints soar
A REVIEW of the Privacy Act is hanging in the balance, as
the Office of the Privacy Commissioner staggers under a
deluge of complaints about business misuse of personal
information.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7136833%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

.uk - Magistrate's errant email forces him off a case
The magistrate blames his computer program. There he was at
home, he says - working on his notes from a case against a
police prosecutor - when he tried to send an email to
himself at work.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062403454551.html

Three admit first online criminal piracy
Three Sydney men have pleaded guilty to the world's first
criminal charges relating to online music piracy, but the
recording industry faces a hard task in winning a jail term
that would deter others.
 http://afr.com/articles/2003/09/02/1062506856104.html

RIAA searches illegal: lawyers
LAWYERS for a New York woman accused of illegally sharing
music over the internet suggested the US recording industry
acted illegally when it investigated her online activities
and that a search of music files on her computer may have
been unconstitutional.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7153241%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Cyber law fellowship mooted
InternetNZ is considering the establishment of a research
fellowship at Victoria University to help it get a head
start on the next big internet-related legal issue.

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/56121DA98D703F14CC256D950017DB52

Web virus writers, senders rarely jailed
Criminal prosecutions have been few, penalties light and
just a handful of people have gone to prison for spreading
computer viruses, experts say.

http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030902.gtwriterssept2/BNStory/Technology/


Parents Back Teen in Internet Virus Case
Jeffrey Lee Parson, who is accused of distributing a
modified version of the 'Blaster' worm, is described as a
'good kid.'

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-blaster3sep03,1,4065557.story

A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism
Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed
said that they had engaged in one or more instances of
"cut-and-paste" plagiarism.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/03/education/03CHEA.html
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