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general internet news - 3 December
Hi all
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news items people think are worthwhile including are more
than welcome, especially those from sources you don't see
much of in my news.
Cheers
David
.tn - French president urged to push media freedom during
visit
Reporters Without Borders called today on French President
Jacques Chirac to do all he could to get his Tunisian
counterpart, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, to allow a free and
independent media in the North African country, which he
will visit on December 3 and 4.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=8650 (english)
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=8649 (Espanol)
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=8651 (Francais)
North Korea promises secure email service
North Korea has begun an international email service that
"guarantees the privacy of correspondence," an official
report says.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/01/1070127314543.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39118217,00.htm
China Frees 3 'Cyber Dissidents' (as a Diplomatic Visit
Nears)
The Chinese government has released three jailed ''cyber
dissidents,'' including a young college student nicknamed
Stainless Steel Mouse whose arrest a year ago had brought
international condemnation, a Hong Kong human rights group
said Sunday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/international/asia/01CHIN.html
.cn - Net sex writer stirs emotions
For the past month, as China's propaganda machine has
promoted the nation's new space hero or the latest
pronouncements from Communist Party leaders, the Chinese
public has seemed more interested in a 25-year-old sex
columnist whose beat is her own bedroom.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/01/1070127357698.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/30/international/asia/30CHIN.html
China: Revenues and the Internet death penalty
COMMENTARY--When tech leaders start making moral speeches,
should all their actions be judged in moral terms?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000048640,20281496,00.htm
.ca - Wi-Fi porn arrest highlights security dangers
Wireless security for home networks is in the spotlight
following an unusual arrest in Canada, where a man stands
accused of downloading child pornography over a hijacked
Wi-Fi connection.
http://ups.asia.cnet.com/c/as.ch.nt.stories/asia.cnet.com/newstech/security/0,39001150,39159891,00.htm
http://www.silicon.com/networks/wifi/0,39024669,39117150,00.htm
Establishing a DVD Standard
Toshiba and NEC have won a round in the fight for
standardizing the format for DVDs as their technology has
been embraced by an industry forum, but the real battle is
won by convincing consumers and Hollywood.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,61415,00.html
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3917036
.uk - GNER Wi-Fi train trial on track
Train operator GNER is offering free wireless high-speed
internet access from today to passengers as part of a
three-month trial on one Wi-Fi-enabled train running from
London Kings Cross to Scotland.
http://www.silicon.com/networks/wifi/0,39024669,39117142,00.htm
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1150947
Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle Among Sellers (reg
req'd)
With hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into the paid
digital download arena, the sector could be the most active
online commerce category next year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/technology/01ecom.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/119844.html
Search Engines Limit Ads for Drugs but Ease Rules on Sex
(reg req'd)
Drugs are out and sex is in, at least when it comes to
advertising on Internet search engines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/technology/02drug.html
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=5635&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23588-2003Nov30.html
Beware the Worm in Your Handset (reg req'd)
As more consumers begin surfing the Web and sending e-mail
messages on cellphone and hand-held devices, along comes a
new worry: worms and viruses spread via Internet-enabled
handsets.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/28/technology/28cell.html
New flaws reported in IE 6
Newly discovered security flaws in Microsoft's Internet
Explorer could let attackers invade a user's PC, but a fix
is not yet available.
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5112198.html
Rules to Address Holes in Software (reg req'd)
As the cost of securing data against malicious attacks
continues to escalate, big technology companies and
security researchers are stepping up efforts to control the
spread of information about software holes that make
computers vulnerable to hackers.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-hackers28nov28,1,1845462.story
Asian pirates in Microsoft 'coup'
Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are
on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3255120.stm
http://ups.asia.cnet.com/c/as.ch.nt.stories/asia.cnet.com/newstech/security/0,39001150,39159904,00.htm
.us - Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K.
Powell warned against regulation of telephone calls that
travel over the Internet Monday, saying government
interference could stifle the development of a still
evolving technology.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26729-2003Dec1.html
The VOIP Revolution
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25076-2003Dec1.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-12-01-fcc-voip_x.htm
Toshiba Hopes to Make Big Mark with Erasable Ink
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3921519
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