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general internet news - 19 September
Europe's Downloaders Are Big Consumers Too: Study
Europe's Internet downloaders are avid music fans who own
multiple gadgets and are as likely to buy a compact disc as
anyone else, according to new research released on
Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3461693
.au - Spam senders will face hefty fines
Emails spruiking celebrity porn or get-rich-quick schemes
would be outlawed under new measures to ease the number of
junk messages popping up in Australian inboxes.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/18/1063625133870.html
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20278732,00.htm
.us - Self-Policing Added to Spam Bill
One of the primary bills in Congress to crack down on spam
e-mail contains a new provision that would shield bulk
e-mailers from penalties if they agree to police
themselves, igniting new questions about the extent to
which industry is influencing the legislation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26599-2003Sep17.html
Will China's Net Nannies Be Working Overtime?
According to Reporters Without Borders, China employs
30,000 people to watch what people are doing online and
they estimate more people are in prison in China for
expressing their views on the Internet than in any other
country in the world.
http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1002440
Parents 'oblivious' to children's surfing
A lack of knowledge about the internet means too many
parents in the UK have no clue what their children are
doing online.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3114114.stm
Flirting, pornography and bad language – how staff use IM
Workers admit to using instant messaging (IM) in the office
for sharing pornography, gossiping and flirting, using
abusive language and swapping music and video files.
http://www.silicon.com/news/500012-500001/1/6004.html?nl=d20030916
Broadband booms for rich: UN
A UNITED Nations report shows broadband technology offering
fast and cheap access to the internet is booming in richer
countries but has been slow to spread in the developing
world.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7291533%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3454433
.us - Nearing a Tax-Free Internet
Two months before a temporary ban expires, the House of
Representatives passes a bill to permanently nix taxes on
Internet access and traffic. Now it's up to the Senate.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60481,00.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5077882.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-tax18sep18,1,7330773.story
.uk conference - Crime & Punishment - Protecting ICT users
and their information against computer crime and abuse
Tuesday 23 September 2003, Regent's College Conference
Centre, Regent's Park, London - Cost £90.
The use of ICT exposes Further and Higher education
institutions to new areas of vulnerability. How can
institutions protect themselves for example from 'denial of
service' attacks or software piracy ? Can safe use be made
of chat rooms and discussion groups? As creators, suppliers
and publishers of web-based materials, institutions
increase their risk of liability for this content. How can
the right balance between managing the risk and using
materials freely be found?
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/legal/index.cfm?name=lis_cybercrimeevent
Setback for Microsoft Ripples Through the World Wide Web
Watching Microsoft be sued - by the federal government,
states, class-action plaintiffs and aggrieved rivals - has
become a common pastime in the computer industry. The
enjoyment of the industry spectators is usually all the
greater if the world's largest software company loses, and
loses big, in court.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/technology/17SOFT.html
Barclays calls in cyber-police
Barclays has called in the cyber-police and slapped a limit
on online cash transfers in an attempt to head off an email
fraud aimed at its internet banking customers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1042211,00.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39116345,00.htm
Sinking to the level of internet claptrap
Trust me, I'm a journalist. No, I don't think so, either.
Most people don't trust most media yet most media persist
in presenting stories built on anonymous quotes and/or
plenty of attitude.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/14/1063478067358.html
A Internet e o Direito. Particularidades e Controvérsias
(The Internet and the Law: Specialities and Controversies)
http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/novidades/artigos/index.asp?id=1900
Inglês é multado por pornografia infantil na web
Hunter, que é contabilista, foi flagrado acessando conteúdo
de pornografia infantil no trabalho, diz o site AnaNova.
Ele assumiu ter baixado mais de 100 imagens na web, sendo
que menores de 16 anos apareciam em boa parte delas.
http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/novidades/noticias/index.asp?id=1923
Germany moves to stub out EU tobacco advertising ban
Germany has filed a suit before the European Court of
Justice against a far-reaching European Union ban on
tobacco advertising, a finance ministry spokesman said
Sunday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/030914135657.4t1dwzsq
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