general internet news - 23 February

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

au: Pupils warned of website porn perils
The scandal over unofficial school websites widened
yesterday as two more private school students faced
disciplinary action and Catholic Education confirmed that
legal letters had been sent demanding copies of photos of
two schoolgirls that had been posted on one of the sites.

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8732248%255E3102,00.html

au: Sex lines a headache for ACA
New mobile phone messaging and advanced SMS features on 3G
phones are creating headaches with adult service regulation
for the Australian Communications Authority.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8679023%5E15841%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Draft consumer protection principles for premium rate
messaging services released (ACA news release)
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) today called
for interested parties to comment on draft consumer
protection arrangements for users of premium rate messaging
services, including short message services (SMS) and
multi-media message services (MMS).

http://www.aca.gov.au/aca_home/media_releases/media_enquiries/2004/04-12.htm

The ACA has released draft Interim Consumer Protection
Principles and Procedures for Premium Rate Messaging
Services and is seeking comments from interested parties.
(ACA news release)

http://www.aca.gov.au/telcomm/telephone_numbering/new_numbers/newnumb.htm

au: Moves to limit youth access to phone porn
Telecommunications agencies are investigating ways to limit
minors' access to pornographic mobile phone services when
they become available in April.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8581424%255E13208,00.html

uk: Handheld porn comes closer
Adult content provider MobVision is fully launching its
content delivery and billing system for mobile phones.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/64/35649.html

au: Govt to make interception easier
The federal Government today moved to give greater powers
to spy agencies to intercept people's emails.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8728745%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

eu: CONFERENCE - Internet with a human face - a common
responsibility: "Confronting the challenges of today to
prepare Europe for tomorrow"
Internet use has come to influence virtually all aspects of
our daily life. It is a development, however, that has
brought with it a certain number of problems. Increasingly
we are faced with issues such as unsuitable, unreliable and
illegal content, protection of human rights and more
particularly children’s rights and personal privacy, as
well as issues related to hacking, spam and viruses.
Although these unwanted phenomena affect us all, they are a
matter of even more serious concern given the growing use
of Internet by minors and adolescents. This European forum
offers an opportunity to exchange experiences and best
practices as well as ideas and opinions on Safer Internet,
all with the aim of creating a pan-European platform for
stakeholders that seek to make the Internet a safer place.
 http://www.safer-internet.net/pconference.asp

za: ISPs to Help Fight Child Porn
South African Internet service providers (ISPs) will become
part of the ongoing fight against child pornography, in
terms of the new Film and Publication Amendment Act.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200402200483.html
 http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/business/technology/Tech2.asp

Has Text-porn finally made computers 'human'?
At first glance spam, pornographic text messages and video
games are not contributing much to human development.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3503465.stm

uk: Teacher jailed for child pictures
A teacher who admitted using a hidden camera to take
indecent pictures of his pupils has been jailed for
three-and-a-half years.

http://icnorthlondononline.icnetwork.co.uk/news/content_objectid=13972529_method=full_siteid=53340_headline=-Teacher-jailed-for-child-pictures-name_page.html

us: Computer program teaches kids safety on the Internet
A new interactive computer program offers kids a way to
protect themselves from Internet predators.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2004-02-18-net-safety_x.htm
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6209

us: Gadget lets parents control viewing time
If today's tech-crazy kids aren't begging to watch TV,
chances are they're pleading to go online or play video
games. After listening to friends complain about these
battles, Richard Cohen of New York created the EyeTimer
System, a computer-based tool that helps parents track and
limit the time their children spend watching TV, surfing
the Web and playing video games.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/2004-02-17-tv-limits_x.htm

us: UT task force to study rules on computer porn at work
University of Texas System Chancellor Mark Yudof has
appointed a task force to re-evaluate rules regarding
pornography and computers in the aftermath of recent
incidents involving employees of its Houston and Dallas
health science centers.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2413340

us: Cracking down on Violators
The recent discovery of an unknown person accessing online
child pornography from CU computers has raised concerns
about illegal or inappropriate online activity.
 http://bcn.boulder.co.us/campuspress/messages/1613.html

Trolle, Flamer, Pornographen, Terroristen und das Erheben
von Steuern
Öffentliche Foren ziehen kindische, verhaltensgestörte
Individuen schneller an als eine 100 Watt Birne Insekten an
einem ruhigen Sommerabend. Den größten Spaß bereitet es
diesen Kreaturen, die Aufmerksamkeit der anderen durch
Off-Topic-Beiträge, persönliche und/oder obszöne Angriffe
auf Einzeln sowie durch das Zündeln oder Schüren bei den
nervtötenden "Flame Wars" um strittige Themen auf sich zu
ziehen. Sobald die anderen Diskussionsteilnehmer beginnen,
Beiträge dieser Trolle zu blocken, tauchen sie mit neuem
Alias unter neuem Account auf.
 http://www.heise.de/tp/deutsch/special/ende/16745/1.html

my: Protect your children from the Web’s seedier side
The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology
(Apiit) is inviting parents to attend its free seminar on
how to prevent children from accessing offensive websites,
chatrooms and so on.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/2/19/technology/7341224&sec=technology

in: Watch out! Cops will chase you on the cyberway
The Mumbai police is all set to get a hi-tech cyber lab
this week. The lab, which will be situated at Worli police
station, will have 12 computers to help police trace
hackers, cyber stalkers and criminals on the information
superhighway.
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/504894.cms

Women Tailor Sex Industry to Their Eyes
Demand by women is driving the growth of all sorts of
sex-related ventures, from stores and sex toy companies to
adult Web sites, also run by women.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/national/20FEM.html

us: Is someone preying on your child?
Parents can help children avoid sexual predators by giving
them prevention tools, psychologists and law enforcement
officials say.
 http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2004/02/20/64495.php

us: Pornographers tough to snare
Child pornography is a multi-billion-dollar industry, but
finding those who collect the illegal magazines,
photographs and online materials pose unique challenges for
authorities.

http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/pornographerstough18.htm

us: FBI Arrests 2 People On Child Porn Charges
Two people were arrested Friday on federal charges of
production of child pornography and distribution and
possession of child pornography with intent to sell, the
FBI said in a news release.
 http://pasco.tbo.com/pasco/MGA23CU5XQD.html

us: Shaw's Arrest Part of Federal Investigation
Police say a man accused of molesting young girls here in
the Valley may have more victims. The arrest was part of a
federal child pornography investigation.
 http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1650099

us: Police investigate online porn access
The recent discovery of an unknown person accessing online
child pornography from University of Colorado computers has
raised concerns about illegal or inappropriate online
activity.

http://www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2004/02/20/news14.html

Iran's Blogging Boom Defies Media Control
"And you have a voice in a country where it's very hard to
be heard," said Lady Sun, the online identity of one of the
first Iranian women to start a blog - a freeform mix of
news items, commentaries and whatever else comes to mind.
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6222

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.blogging.ap/index.html

cn: Five Falun Gong members jailed for posting "fabricated"
news online
Reporters Without Borders has condemned jail sentences
handed down to five members of the Falun Gong movement on
19 February, ranging from five to 14 years in prison. "They
were convicted for posting online what is already very well
known to human rights organisations, that members of Falun
Gong are systematically tortured in prison", it said.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9309
Cinq membres de Falungong condamnés pour avoir diffusé sur
le Net des informations "fabriquées"
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9315

vn: Authorities release three cyber-dissidents who defended
freedom of worship
Reporters Without Borders has learned that Nguyen Vu Viet,
the nephew of imprisoned priest Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, was
released on 18 February. His brother, Nguyen Truc Cuong,
was released a few days before that, while his sister,
Nguyen Thi Hoa, was freed at the end of November. The three
were arrested in June 2001 for using e-mail, fax and
telephone to circulate information abroad about freedom of
worship in Vietnam.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=8623

eu: Lukewarm reception to 'Euro CIA' proposal
EU justice and interior ministers gave a lukewarm reception
today to an Austrian proposal for the creation of a
European Intelligence Agency similar to the CIA in the
United States.
 http://www.online.ie/news/viewer.adp?article=3080835

http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=2024880&p=zxz4895&n=2024972

us: FTC Fines COPPA Violators
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) collected it largest
fine to date for a privacy violation of the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Wednesday when UMG
Recordings agreed to pay $400,000 to settle civil charges
brought by the watchdog agency.
 http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3315291
 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/bonziumg.htm (FTC news
release)
 http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/bonzi/bonzi.htm

http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/umgrecordings/umgrecordings.htm

Aussie Copyright Case Grinds On
Solicitors for Kazaa, which is being sued by the Australian
music industry, hope to invalidate evidence of copyright
infringement seized by special order. The court's ruling
will have an impact on the lawsuit.
 http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62363,00.html
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6237

Survey Reveals Increased Privacy Concerns Cause Consumers
to Provide False Identity Data
A new online survey of Internet users released by the
Network Solutions(R) privacy forum,
http://www.internetprivacyadvocate.org , reveals that 70
percent of respondents said they have provided false data
about their identity because of concerns about their
personal information becoming public.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/02-19-2004/0002112863

ca: Net song swappers identities' likely hard to track
Identifying the alleged song swappers at the centre of the
music industry's legal battle with the Internet community
may be near impossible, sources warn.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040218.wpira0218/BNStory/Technology

ca: ISPs won't give out customer information
Regina's online music fans can breathe a little easier.
Although the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
putting pressure on Canadian Internet service providers
(ISPs) to release names of some customers who they say are
sharing songs on the Internet, at least two Saskatchewan
ISPs say they won't make it easy for them.

http://www.canada.com/regina/news/story.asp?id=E2543C2E-ECE0-4B0A-8DA6-B70378CAF80B

us: FBI joins record industry to attack P2P networks
The FBI has announced that it is to get tough on criminal
gangs who pirate CDs and DVDs. It also gave a warning to
users of P2P networks that they are breaking the law but
distributing copyright material.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=53880

us: Angry with RIAA tactics, programmer creates mask for
file-sharers
Wyatt Wasicek was so outraged by the recording industry's
legal assault on users of free music-downloading sites that
he decided to ride to the rescue. He created a program
called AnonX that masks the Internet address of people who
use file-sharing programs such as Kazaa.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/7927993.htm

us: RIAA accused of Al Capone style racketeering
It's probably not the first time that record company
executives have been likened to Al Capone, but this time a
judge might have to agree or disagree.

http://www.silicon.com/networks/webwatch/0,39024667,39118501,00.htm
 http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5160262.html

us: Instant-Message Users Bombarded With Unsolicited
Messages
Some users of the popular AOL Instant Messenger program
were bombarded Wednesday with messages seemingly from
friends that linked to a humorous Osama bin Laden game.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34016-2004Feb11.html

http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,62275,00.html

us: Outsourcing: Danger to Privacy
Companies are shipping a lot of sensitive information about
Americans overseas for processing by foreign clerks. Now,
some lawmakers want safeguards from the companies to
prevent misuse of the data.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62356,00.html

us: Sham Site Is a Scam: There Is No “National Do Not
E-mail Registry” (FTC news release)
Have you submitted your e-mail address to a “National Do
Not E-mail Registry” that promises to reduce the amount of
spam (unsolicited e-mail) you receive? If so, you are the
victim of a scam, according to the Federal Trade
Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency.
 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/spamcam.htm
us: Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of National Do
Not Call Registry
 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/dncappeal.htm
us: La Corte De Apelaciones Dictamina A Favor De La
Constitucionalidad Del Registro Nacional No Llame
 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/02/dncappealspan.htm

uk: Hefty fine for X-rated spam scam
A US-based firm has landed a hefty fine for sending XXX
junk e-mails to thousands in the UK.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3497061.stm

http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39118492,00.htm

uk: Report: 'Spam' Mobile Text Messages Growing
The problem of unsolicited "spam" e-mail messages is
spreading to mobile phones and getting worse, according to
a British report Wednesday.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4381578
 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/10656.shtml

uk: Aumenta el "spam" en los móviles
Según un informe elaborado por la empresa Empower
Interactive (Londres), un 65% de los usuarios de telefonía
móvil en Europa aseguran que reciben más de cinco sms no
solicitados a la semana.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/107718831846140.shtml

La telefonía móvil analógica anuncia su desparición
En enero fue publicado en el BOE la resolución que
establece la extinción del servicio de telefonía móvil
analógica con efectos a 31 de diciembre de 2003.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/107711487240750.shtml

Mobile spam - over-hyped
There has been a lot of talk over the past two days about
the mobile phone as the next battleground against all
manner of digital nasties.

http://www.silicon.com/networks/mobile/0,39024665,39118510,00.htm

China updates list of blocked spam servers
The Internet Society of China (ISC) is not giving up on its
efforts to fight spam. On Wednesday it released an updated
list of servers to be blocked as sources of spam by its
members.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/20/HNchinaspam_1.html

cn: Clamping down
The Chinese government gives spammers an ultimatum to clean
up their act or face digital exile.

http://ups.asia.cnet.com/c/as.ch.nt.tpnav.b/asia.cnet.com/newstech/systems/0,39001153,39169104,00.htm

kr: 80 Percent of e-Mails Here Found to Be Spams
More than four out of every five e-mails sent in Korea last
year was spam, or unsolicited commercial messages,
according to a local Internet service operators, on
Thursday.

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200402/kt2004021917504411800.htm

Legislation, education 'key' spam weapons
Bill Gates’ “penny post” idea to discourage spam –- a small
charge for each email -– is unlikely to be able to be
implemented internationally within the 2005-6 timeframe he
suggests, says an anti-spam vendor.

http://www.computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/8F2CD12832BC329ACC256E3E0078CDAA

Privacy laws, spam hindering direct marketing efforts
Companies that use telemarketing and email to deliver
direct marketing messages to consumers are being seriously
affected by new laws and growing consumer privacy concerns,
according to delegates at the Fourth Annual Privacy &
Security Summit, which was held in Washington, DC, this
week.

http://www.computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/E72C11D9CB630E49CC256E3F006F5711

uk: Top net villains and heroes named
Britain's net industry has named internet domain giant
Verisign as its villain of the year.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3506157.stm
 http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/news.php?id=47945

http://www.silicon.com/management/government/0,39024677,39118516,00.htm

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39146697,00.htm
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35707.html
For a full list of winners see:

http://www.ispaawards.org.uk/news%20releases/The2004ISPAsWinners.htm

us: NASA sets Web mark
Due to extremely high public interest in NASA's Mars
exploration program, the space agency's Web portal has
received more than 6.5 billion hits since early January.
According to NASA officials, this makes the Mars program
the most popular federal event in Internet history.

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0216/web-nasa-02-20-04.asp

kr: Internet Use Low for Disabled
A growing number of disabled and elderly Koreans are
benefiting from computers and the Internet, but the user
rates for the groups are still low compared with the
national average.

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200402/kt2004021917522011810.htm

Judge Rules Software for Copying DVD's Is Illegal
A federal judge said 321 Studios' software breaks copyright
laws and that the company must stop selling the products.
 http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1025_3-5162749.html

Telewest working on smelly emails
Telewest Broadband is testing new technology that promises
to allow computer users to smell their emails in the
future.
 http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_867915.html

Sony exits CRT monitor market
Sony is pulling out of the shrinking cathode ray tube (CRT)
monitor market and several vendors are expected to follow
suit this year.
 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1969685209
Flat panels to outpace CRTs in 2004
 http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5161666.html

Microsoft targets ISPs
MICROSOFT has contacted at least one Australian internet
service provider as part of a worldwide campaign to stop
distribution of Windows source code that was leaked on the
internet last week.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8737489%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Sources: EU rejects Microsoft offer 19/02/2004 07:45:48
The European Commission has rejected an offer from
Microsoft to settle its long-running antitrust case,
according to people familiar with the situation.
 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1142477650

Keeping an Eye on Google
A website's fortunes depend hugely on its placement in the
Google search rankings. Critics who object to one company
having so much power offer ways to level the playing field.
 http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/roush20304.asp

Yahoo! challenges for Google's crown
Yahoo! has struck out on its own in the increasingly
lucrative web search market by launching its own search
engine and ending its relationship with rival Google.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1151682,00.html

Google expands its search engine
Internet search engine Google has expanded its web index by
one billion pages, increasing its breadth by about one
third as it readies itself for tougher competition from
Yahoo! and Microsoft.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1150909,00.html

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